*Ukraine won back territory and support, but Russia will test the west’s resolve again.*

The article presents several indications that Putin has no real intention of using nuclear weapons. Let's not be defeated by shadows.

*EU votes to force all phones to use same charger by 2024.*

This is a victory over callous abuse of power by a nasty corporation which makes for massive waste. However, this is hardly the worst thing that Apple does. Apple won't let the "owner" of an iMonster install free software in it! The EU should very deliberately force Apple to change this practice.

US citizens: call on Congress to give the Supreme Court a Code of Ethics.

US citizens: call on the Dept of Education to defend free speech, due process, and the right to learn without fear of right-wing hate.

* The White House hunger conference last week was a step in the right direction.*

*Policymakers should be focusing on those causes if they want to solve hunger, said Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food. Racism, corporate control and poverty contribute heavily to hunger, he said.*

The US military depends on poverty and debt to push young people into joining up. To militarists, the widespread poverty in the US looks like a good thing and reducing it looks like weakening the army.