After the Houthis withdrew from Hodeidah and handed it (as agreed) to Yemen's coast guard, fighting started again. I get the impression it was the US-supported side which started it.

I too wonder who Yemen's coast guard are, and who backs them.

How to fight the Alabama abortion bill that bans abortions nearly as much as in Nicaragua.

A pressure campaign convinced BBC Books to drop a story by from an anthology because the author has criticized the idea of transexuality.

I don't agree with his claims, or his opinions — for instance, if you want to become a woman, why shouldn't you try to become a glamorous one? — but pressuring publishers to silence an author's work over unrelated statements and opinion is a dangerous practice. When right-wing extremists or Christian theocrats get organized, which unrelated opinions will they cite to demand authors be dropped?

Ocasio-Cortez: No prisoner should be in solitary confinement, not even Manafort.

Using a mobile phone while in a store makes people much more susceptible to impulse buying. On average they spend 40% more.