"Racial equality once meant tearing down barriers, not doing a DNA test."

I am not convinced by the idea that the question "who I am" is defined by a set of comparisons of my DNA with various other groups. My idea of my identity is not based on how closely biologically related to various groups of people. The aspects I identify with are more about what shaped my thoughts than about what shaped my body.

As for "cultural appropriation", that's what culture is for. That is how culture develops. No community has the right to monopolize a style element.

Second warning: we are running Earth's systems into destruction, and the degradation is now visible in many global statistics continuing since decades ago.

"Forget the 'high-skill, hi-tech' obsession: we should invest in everyday services to create a society run for collective good."

The repressor wants to restrict protests near the White House and in other parts of Washington DC.

India is shutting down the operations of Greenpeace and Amnesty International by freezing their bank accounts. Almost 20,000 other NGOs have been blocked from receiving donations.