The idea that corporations should put the owners' wealth above all else repeatedly leads to great harm.

Contrary to the way it appears, that idea was not always accepted. In the US, its adoption dates from the 1980s.

The endangered species protection conditions that Australia imposed on a new coal mine are full of loopholes.

Worse, the idea of "offsets for destroyed habitat" is inherently absurd.

But that's nothing compared to the inherent idiocy of allowing a new coal mine. We need to shut down coal mining as quickly as we can.

Canadians are banned from visiting the US simply because they admit they used marijuana in Canada — which is an absurd policy even if their usage of pot was illegal in Canada.

The US has done much nastier things to Canadian visitors, such as the beating given to science fiction writer Peter Watts.

Every road in Canada that leads to the US should have a sign, "Warning, Unprovoked Beatings Ahead."

Facebook blocked the account of activist Shaun King after he posted a racist email that was sent to him.

Oil drilling off the coast of South Australia risks long-term local damage at each step.

That's a high price for a certainty of adding to global damage.