*Biden defends voting rights — but no word on ending the filibuster.*

Biden is well aware of the situation in the senate, and so are the senators he is trying to persuade. They all know that the For the People Act requires ending the filibuster. So I think he is ramping up the pressure gradually.

*House Democrats tell Senate: exempt voting rights bill from filibuster.*

The US says that Haitain and Cuban refugees won't be allowed into the US if they come by boat.

This resembles Australia's horrible policy.

*UN sets out Paris-style plan to cut extinction rate tenfold.*

1/3 of the human population do not have enough to eat. 1/5 of all young children's growth is stunted.

Covid-19 caused a big jump in these numbers, and maybe in the next couple of years we can undo that much. But hunger was increasing before Covid-19, and it won't be easy to reduce. Our society and systems are broken in a number of ways, and though we campaign to fix them, we are finding it difficult.

Having fewer children is one thing that is sure to help.

Jamaica is planning to ask the UK for reparations for slavery. I support this.

Haiti needs reparations even more. France should pay back what it made Haiti pay as ransom, adjusted for inflation.