Putin's growing authoritarianism started driving the leading artists of Russian culture out of Russia even before he started attacking Ukraine. Now the only major artists that remain in Russia are those who wish to flaunt their support for Putin's regime.

Recall how Putin used to mock the idea that other Russians could run against him in elections? It wasn't enough for him that he was popular and would win even a free election. It wasn't enough for him to make victory for his opponents impossible. He went out of his way to rig elections blatantly (for instance, against Kasparov) so as to disparage the very idea of democracy.

A right-wing fanatic drove his car into a crowd of immigrants standing around a shelter where they were getting assistance, murdering 8 of them.

More about the fanatic's stated political views. 'Right Wing Death Squad' /> Is the Cowardly Republican Party.*

Labour has become so right-wing that it refuses to commit to repealing the Tories' new anti-protest laws.

*Central banks raising interest rates makes it harder to fight the climate crisis.*

Beyond the short term, high interest rates cannot produce stability, because instability is an inherent result of the developing climate crisis. To have less future instability, we need to decarbonize faster.

*To Solve the Climate Crisis, It's Time to Talk About Canceling Debt.*

To end global hunger, we need to stop treating food as a set of commodities for giant companies to corner the market on.