The internet is increasingly a low-trust society &mdash based on an assumption of pervasive fraud. This can lead to autocracy, in this case dominion by big companies that erase freedom.

This is an additional reason to stay away from the dis-services where these frauds abound.

Oregon's Republican senators threatened violence and mobilized violent supporters to protest, to kill the climate protection bill.

This illustrates Republicans' basic attitude towards the American people. They want to take power and hold it, by intimidation, violence, or any other means.

Lebanon is pressuring Syrian refugees to leave, using cruelty that we would expect from the bully.

Captain Rackete of the Sea-Watch 3 brought refugees rescued at sea into an Italian port, and faces the possibility of 10 years in prison for this.

She says her decision was necessary, and that bringing the refugees back to Libya (a country at war) was illegal too.

It would be good to change the system so that the children of the elite don't have a near-lock on becoming the future elite.

That alone cannot do enough. There is no way that most people can become elite. We need to make sure that non-elite people have a decent life.