*Two new studies say there's no evidence of political learning on social media, but it does increasingly teach us to hate our opponents.*

The article presents a new proposed explanation for why antisocial media increases political polarization: in a big discussion about a major polarizing issue, you won't have a chance to find out that some of the people on the other side share views with you on other issues.

The US election on Nov 8 will depend, as always, on volunteer poll workers — around a million of them.

A free and fair election depends on impartial poll workers.

Iran confiscated director Mani Haghighi's passport and stopped him from attending the London film festival, where one of his films will be shown. He believes this was meant as punishment for stating his support for the protest movement.

*[Human Rights Watch] Says Egypt's Pre-COP27 Silencing of Climate Voices Should Be a "Wake-Up Call."*

*Corporate Media Mostly Ignoring GOP Ploy to Cut Social Security and Medicare.*