Bigotry against homosexuals in Africa was instilled by colonial powers.

That doesn't excuse Africans' bigotry today.

US citizens: call on the SEC to require publicly traded companies to disclose political campaign spending.

The extractivist government of Australia wants to ban environmental groups from calling for boycotts of companies, while calling for a boycott of Ben and Jerry's for trying to raise awareness of the danger.

Governments, following the example of corporations, are becoming shameless liars, hoping to drown out the truth. And it's not just tyrants like Putin that do this.

Something about the way almond trees are now cultivated in California has started killing 20% of the bees brought there to pollinate them.

It's not clear what is causing it, but it might be mixes of chemicals uses in pesticides.

In 2002, the US missed a chance to make peace in Afghanistan.

It missed a previous chance in 2001, when the Taliban offered to kick out al Qa'ida for the sake of peace with the US.