The US has impoverished most Haitians by applying neoliberal "free trade"; Haitian farmers could not compete with subsidized US megafarms.

The US tendency to impose large aid projects without verifying they will be useful occurs here as it did in Afghanistan.

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How global heating and other factors affect wildfires in Australia.

For Australia to meet its weak Paris carbon targets, it needs to apply a carbon tax of more than USD 75 per ton of CO2 or equivalent.

Protesters in Ecuador have taken over Quito and captured some state thugs.

Some protesters are looking for targets for violence; others try to prevent violence. It is crucial that the movement reject violence (except in defense) in a very clear way.

President Moreno certainly ought to be replaced, but the fact that the opposition to him is based mainly on a demand for cheap fossil fuels is very sad. It is an example of the foolish short-term thinking that impedes defense of Earth's climate. The survival of civilization, and millions of species of life, depends on overcoming that foolish way of thinking.