Pope Francis, addressing the UN, rebuked austerity and oppressive lending.

Many countries are subjugated by repayment of loans that were unjustly made in the first place.

He also asserted that the environment should have rights. Humanity and the environment are interconnected, so damaging one damages the other.

The US will keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan for another year. Perhaps for another decade or two.

The UN is considering investigating Saudi war crimes in Yemen. The Saudi king is using its money to try to prevent this.

US citizens: oppose a new anti-net-neutrality rider by Sep 30.

The UK government has no compassion for people brought or sent to the UK as children, without permission, who have no other home to go to. They are run through an expensive wringer, paying lots of money to file requests that get turned down.

The US is similar, which is one of the issues proposed for immigration reform in the US. This stalled a few years ago when Republicans turned against it.