"Golden rice" is held back by practical drawbacks, such as poor yield in real farms, and it's not clear how much it would help those who are nutritionally deprived.

Obama is just about to sign the TPP, which would be a climate disaster.

If he does not sign, he won't get his multimillion-dollar payoff.

Car companies lobbied the European Parliament into accepting misleading pollution tests.

Israel has put Ramallah under siege, as a form of collective punishment.

States and businesses are increasingly rejecting Israel's colonization of Palestinian territory. Even the US is criticizing it more than before.

A lot more is needed, but it is good to see progress.