Al-Shabaab is cutting off the people in its occupied areas from food aid, starving them to death.

Toxic chemicals sprayed to fight fires are contaminating wildlife.

Patriarchy visible in all its ugliness: an unofficial court in Pakistan punished a rapist by ordering the revenge-rape of his sister.

The basic idea of patriarchy is that women are the property of men. Given that twisted starting point, the idea of punishing a rapist by damaging his property seems natural.

The Pakistani state is trying to put an end to this way of doing things.

A US anti-abortion group has funded the anti-abortion lobby in El Salvador, which has made abortion totally illegal there.

   This has gone on since 2000.

With luck, resentment at this interference will help pass the bill to legalize abortion in some circumstances.

The newest SCROTUS plan for attacking US medical care is called "skinny repeal".

This would allow businesses to stop providing medical insurance to their employees. It would also allow other Americans to go without insurance.