The CEO of Twitter posed with a sign that said, "Smash Brahminical patriarchy", then was attacked by supporters of brahminical patriarchy who accused that of being incitement to violence.

The accusation is a typical right-wing 180-degree distortion attack. "Smashing" a system does not mean attacking people (though I would have chosen a word less harsh in tone). The real violence is carried out by right-wingers, in India as in the US.

Caste bigotry and gender bigotry are both unjust, and I expect that in India they work together.

Norway's oil company, formerly Statoil, plans to invest in forests to preserve as an excuse to keep extracting oil and gas.

Most of the indigenous inhabitants of West Papua braved repression to sign a petition for international support to end Indonesia's colonial rule.

Self-injection rooms in many European countries have eliminated the danger of death from overdose.

Every country should do this, including the US. To look at the problem of addiction as a "war" systematically causes casualties.

Democrats may investigate Ivanka's emails, to see if she committed crimes or violations as Clinton did not.

The bullshitters' supporters will probably not care. They have rejected the idea of objective standards that should apply the same to everyone.