Starmer is so frightened people will accuse Labour of raising taxes and spending too much that he is making it into a right-wing party.

Necessary Changes in Society

Israel is going out of its way to deny vaccine to Palestine

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We need to immunize almost everyone against Covid-19, and the rate of production means many will have to wait. Who has to wait more and who gets to wait less is a secondary matter that I usually don't dwell on; instead I campaign for faster production so that the waiting is less.

Palestine is an exceptional case because it is under military occupation. Israel as occupying power is responsible for public health in Palestine and thus has the obligation to secure vaccine for Palestinians, if it can. We see that it can. When Israel has extra vaccine in its hands, it should carry out its responsibility.

*From 2018 to 2020, the United States government undertook what it labeled “counterterrorism” activities in 85 countries.* This map shows what it did where.

Environmental defenders have sued California and Governor Newsom for illegally issuing thousands of oil and gas drilling permits.

I am not sure how much Governor Newsom was personally involved in granting those licenses, but he's in charge of the state government, so it's his responsibility to stop it — and, if possible, to cancel those leases.