Portland State University banned political posters because they might make some students feel uncomfortable.

I think this is related to a change in people's idea of the purpose of college: professional training, rather than developing the ability to think. For the latter, students obviously must confront uncomfortable ideas. For the former, ideas are an obstacle to some students' training.

Our overuse of Earth's resources is putting a huge debt burden on future generations.

The authors do not realize that the term "anthropocene" encourages the problem they are concerned about.

The US Chamber of Commerce is pressuring various governments around the world not to take steps that curb the use of tobacco.

The US Chamber of Commerce is poison — literally.

Obama has offered to increase US military aid to Israel. This will enable Israel to bomb Gaza more often. It is already planning to devastate Gaza even more. The world has not pushed back very hard about the previous bombing.

It is interesting to see how Israel's tactical practices help PISSI supporters try to take over from HAMAS.

People who live near fracking sites are more likely to go to the hospital for heart or nervous system conditions.