US citizens: call for a ban on oil trains.

Some US states bar ex-cons from a wide range of careers, leaving crime as their only recourse.

In Italy, Lisa could legally have stolen food to eat, and presumably also to feed her baby.

She shouldn't have had a baby if she couldn't afford to take care of one. And society should have made it easy for her to avoid it, by providing easy access reliable contraception, as well as abortion if necessary, and real sex education about them.

The UK referendum seems to have encouraged many Britons to display racism. In the past, I think they would have hidden it because they expected to be rebuked if they showed it.

Protesters in Boston blocked construction of a natural gas pipeline.

Building more fossil fuel facilities is a foolhardy risk. We don't know how far it is to the edge of the climate cliff. We need to reduce combustion, not increase it.

Russia and Iran are now using drones for air attacks in Syria, following the lead of the US. It is becoming very dangerous for journalists there.

The US has a long history of deploying advanced weapons without worrying what will result once other countries have them too.