Investigations of the Putin forces' use of weapons that kill across a substantial area: cluster bombs, powerful bombs, fléchettes and unguided missiles.

The treaty that entirely prohibits cluster bombs has not been signed by the world's main military powers, or by Ukraine. So I think it is a mistake to suppose that use of cluster bombs is, ipso facto, a war crime.

However, the more general treaty against using imprecise weapons in residential areas must cover cluster bombs along with the other weapons described in the article. So the use of cluster bombs there would be war crimes.

Mallory McMorrow, of the Michigan state senate, responded to a vicious personal insult from a right-wing senator by giving a powerful speech reproaching right-wing repression and supporting progressive views in the name of Christianity.

Someone once told me that "to be a good Christian, you have to be a liberal democrat." That was before some people foolishly demonized the term "liberal".

It meant more or less the same thing that "progressive" means now.

That made perfect sense to me. A good Christian should likewise support the right to copy and share published works and software. But statements like that won't convince Christians coming from me, because I'm not a Christian. I'm glad to see Christians arguing powerfully for them.

Sudan's military rulers are arresting and killing protesters demanding democracy.

The photos of Bogus Johnson in an illegal party which he had denied attending made it impossible for Britons to close their eyes to his readiness to deny the truth.

"Party gate" is a rather small issue, in regard to its direct effects on anyone. But the photos of their idiotic disregard for the danger of Covid-19 demonstrated visibly the Tories' contempt for everyone who isn't particularly powerful -- contempt that they have implemented in many areas of policies, some causing great suffering to thousands or millions.

A Massachusetts lawsuit against Exxon for misleading investors and the public about climate risks from using its fossil fuel products can proceed to trial.