Bayer has given up on trying to deny the EPA's finding that imidacloprid harms bees.

If it is really possible to use these pesticides without harming honeybees or other pollinators, that would be nice. But we must be careful of believing that too easily because Bayer pushes us to close our eyes to facts.

US citizens: call on Congress to expand social security, not cut it.

US citizens: call on the EPA to regulate methane leaks from existing sources.

The arrest (yet again) of El Chapo will have no effect on the harm done by the "war on drugs".

Note that the War on Painkillers does collateral damage to people who suffer from pain. I worry, when I think about it, that some day after another operation I will once again be sent home and told to rely on percoset to treat the pain, and once again it won't be enough to do the job.

Personnel from one of the Gaza aid ships, which flew the US flag, are suing Israel in the US for attacking their ship.