George Monbiot says that nature is disappearing in front of relentless human alteration of ecosystems: one after another, species that used to be abundant have become rare or disappeared entirely where he lives.

US citizens: tell Senate Democrats not to support vicious Republican "compromises" that repress refugees a little differently.

Everyone: Call on Microsoft to stop serving the US deportation thug department.

The mainstream media make a one-sided demand for "civility" from progressives, while officials responsible for horrible crimes reject civility 100%.

The main source of incivility in US politics is the systematic hatred and intimidation that the bully creates.

Mass-murdering dictators usually aren't born that way. They start as effective and likeable people, which enables them to win the power with which they later commit atrocities. Power can teach its wielders to be capable of callous atrocities.

I have never been particularly impressed by physical courage, and I don't particularly admire veterans. I feel sorry for today's US military veterans: they joined the military thinking they would "serve their country," but instead the US used them to invade and destroy other countries.

Many of them realized this, and some of them started organizations against militarism — in effect using their cachet as veterans to protect others from being swindled as they had been. Those are the veterans I consider heroes.

When I see organizations promote candidates by saying that they are veterans, I think, "Is this meant as a substitute for being a strong progressive champion?"