Why did the thugs in Wisconsin mistake a basketball victory gesture for "gang membership" and arrest three happy teenagers?

Because they were black.

Genetically modified crops might produce the "fish oils" that are made in nature by algae and accumulated by fish.

Will these crops be safe for humans to eat, and for wildlife? I don't see any obvious reason why they would not be, but you can't predict what will happen in complex systems such as the human body or natural ecosystems. Only trial will tell.

It could be that it is safe for most people but a few are allergic to it. It is important to maintain alternatives, so that anyone who is allergic can avoid this.

These crops would be patented, which means they would deny farmers their traditional right to save seeds. Note how the person interviewed cites the bogus term "intellectual property" to justify the radical claim that the results of publicly funded research should be used to extract money from the public.

Chinese dissident in exile Wang Yam was sentenced to life imprisonment in the UK through a secret trial, almost as if he were in China.

Väexjö, in Sweden, builds "passive houses" that need no heating even in the coldest winters.

The US could do this too, if it appreciated the extent of the danger that threatens.

Iran's president is at Davos asking for western investment.

Western investment comes with dangerous strings, which would add to (not replace) Iran's home-grown repression.