The World Bank calls for shifting investment to renewable energy.

This voice will have some influence against the fossil fool interests, but the World Bank needs to make its actions match its words.

Chinese human rights lawyer Li Heping was disappeared a month ago and remains impossible to find.

A TV presenter faces punishment for a video that insulted Mao Zi Dong.

Similar disrespect for freedom of speech can be found in countries such as Thailand, Turkey and Spain.

The Australian government commissioned a study to forecast the cost of curbing global heating. It gave them the disappointing news that

Prisoners in Australia have been banned from smoking tobacco.

They will be forced to withdraw cold-turkey from a drug that is harder to quit than heroin.

Tobacco is a deadly addiction, and it would be good to offer prisoners help in quitting, but forcing them (or anyone) to quit is cruel. Why not estabish a smoking room for those prisoners who don't want to quit?

How Ronald Reagan dishonestly won the support of some unions, which he later crushed.

Unions should know better than to support anyone that isn't progressive.