The PLO calls on the European Union to recognize the State of Palestine.

China is pushing hard to reduce plastic waste.

Leatherback turtles, pikas, monarch butterflies, puffins, polar bears: each of those species is falling victim to an ecological disconnect that puts its survival at risk.

Virginia's new Democratic legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but it is not effective because the deadline passed in 1982. The process will have to start over again in Congress, and that will require taking control of the Senate.

*Montessori education could reduce the advantage gap between rich and poor, but it's only available to the rich.*

Society should make sure every child gets the education and other requisites to realize per potential. Denying this to anyone is not only unfair, it's a waste.