Professors call for the release of Professor Abbas Edalat, an Iranian expat who was arrested on a visit home.

Pig factories in North Carolina release a lot more toxic pig waste than they claim to release.

In 30 years, the amount of flooding from high tides has doubled in the US.

This is sea-level rise at work, and most of it is caused by global heating, so it will keep getting worse. As heating accelerates, the sea-level rise will also accelerate.

It is folly to choose to "adapt" to this with ever more costly partial measures. What we need to do is stop the actions that will lead to more sea-level rise.

Ortega's deadly repression has made Nicaraguans unwilling to tolerate him any longer.

Nicaragua needs a progressive democratic movement to oppose Ortega.

Thugs raided Chelsea Manning's home with guns drawn, after concerned friends said they feared she might be suicidal.

Her friends were well-intentioned, but sending thugs to your friend's home is asking for violence.