The UK, by telling people not to bother with masks, has condemned medically vulnerable people to prison in their homes -- in isolation. This could last for years. It could last for their whole lives.

Xi declared short-term convenience for Chinese higher priority than the survival of civilization.

Meanwhile, in the US, the plutocrats have a veto, and they consider their profit higher priority than the survival of civilization.

Arguing that NATO can afford to commit not to bring Ukraine into NATO.

I think committing to Ukraine's neutrality could be a good path if it does includes an end to Putin's military destabilization of Eastern Ukraine. A commitment by Ukraine to respect the rights of Russian-speaking Ukrainians would make it even better.

*Reparations to the Caribbean could break the cycle of corruption – and China’s grip.*

*Dutch university gives up Chinese funding due to impartiality concerns.*

The funding was, effectively, a bribe to deny Chinese repression,