Bangladeshis have gone from exploitative work to no work, as the wasteful and unsustainable overproduction of clothing has collapsed (at least for the time being), and their ex-employers have stolen their wages.

Getting them their stolen wages would help only temporarily. Resuming the unsustainable production would not solve the problem for many years; as the population Bangladesh increases, increasing amounts of wasteful production would be required, and that increase could not continue.

Bangladesh needs to stabilize and reduce its population, by limiting births, so that the babies who do get born can survive, and climb out of poverty.

*Minneapolis switches $8m from police budget to violence prevention* and mental health teams.

That is under 5% of the entire thug department budget, but increasing the funding of those other programs may be helpful.

Venezuela held legislative elections. Observers said they were free.

Guaidó's opposition faction boycotted the election, and the turnout was low, but not much lower than the US. It is partly because many Venezuelans have moved to other countries.

The EU's budget has been approved, including conditioning payments on a country's respect for the independence of the judiciary (which is a part of "rule of law").

Right-wing extremists are harassing and threatening officials, even election workers, claiming that their master won the election.