The UK has imposed censorship on universities, and a requirement to report on suspect students, in the name of trying to block "terrorist" ideas such as animal rights.

Now the US is doing the same, only more broadly, asking students and teachers to inform on each other.

Human rights in Iran are still in a deplorable state.

It is not clear that President Rouhani has any control over most of these injustices. Many government bodies are officially not under his authority.

Oregon has almost finished passing a law to phase out coal power by 2035.

The improvement in the environment and the added expense go hand in hand. Either they will both be small, or both large. Either way, this is a step in the right direction. I worry that it is too small, too slow.

Craig Murray says insiders have told him that intelligence agencies can activate a portable phone's microphone even if its battery has been removed. He reports this, even though he can't see how it can be true.

My guess is that this refers to the phones that have a large, removable battery and another nonremovable battery.

US citizens: call on Congress to demand that Honduras properly investigate the murder of Berta Cáceres.