The Philippines is investigating the responsibility of 50 large fossil fuel companies for human rights violations in the form of global heating and is present and future disastrous effects.

President Marcos of the Philippines pioneered the use of tax havens and secret dealings to conceal billions of dollars in wealth that he stole from the Philippines. Many other governments, including the US, protected the Marcos family in exile, so only a fraction of what he and his associates stole has been recovered.

Sadiq Khan, a progressive Muslim, was elected mayor of London, defeating a Tory whose campaign was based on bigotry.

I agree with what this article says about that Tory, and Tories in general. But not solely because they use one racism while condemning another, both crassly for political gain alone. Their worst bigotry is against the non-rich of whatever religion or race.

Everyone: call on Google not to sponsor the RNC now that we know it will promote Trump.

The Guardian repeats the Pentagon's take on Yemen, saying that US troops and Salafi Arabian bombardment are supporting "Yemen's government" against al-Qa'ida.

However, the main enemy of the US-supported "government" is the Houthis, who are Shi'ites. Al-Qa'ida is no friend of theirs.