Moscow is winding down the war in Ukraine, and might be considering peace.

It seems that Putin started it for political purposes, and is willing to throttle it up and down as suits him politically. The economic sanctions could even be working (which they wouldn't if Putin considered the war inherently important).

Various plutocratist governments are trying to finish the TPP, but there is a disagreement about whether it should allow tobacco companies to sue governments about laws to reduce smoking.

This is not a quirk. It reflects the basic spirit of the treaty, which is why it is a mistake to think that fixing a few details might make it better than nothing. It is Treacherous Plutocratic Poison, and its purpose is to give companies more power against democracy.

We must kill it!

Smuggled official photos show that Assad's men tortured lots of prisoners to death.

The Afghan army says it has recaptured most of Kunduz after heavy fighting.

I'm impressed.

Several cities face slow annihilation, many of them due to global heating effects or local ecosystem degradation.

It appears Miami's politicians represent the fools that hope to sell their assets to a bigger fool who won't realize it's a rip-off.