Historically, economic growth does not increase most people's life expectancy. It often does the opposite. Life expectancy increases for most people when the people make the elites share the wealth.

Artificial lighting is a significant contributor to the rapid decline of insect populations.

Australia has imprisoned someone whose identity is secret, after a secret trial on secret charges.

Maybe Australia need not worry about Chinese influence, given that its own policies are so similar at heart.

Senator Warren tried to present a campaign speech to an audience of black women, and protesters sent by a Walton family astroturf organization blocked her from speaking. The organization advocates charter schools.

The article reports that fact but doesn't seem to take cognizance the implications of it. It says that Warren has "a problem with black women", but is it really a problem with the Waltons and their charter school plans?

(satire) … both houses of Congress voted unanimously Thursday to extend $3 billion in emergency military aid to Benjamin Netanyahu to defend himself against the Israeli justice system.