Astronomers call for people to support banning projects that involve putting large number of satellites into low Earth orbit, to preserve the darkness of night.

Secretary General Guterres has set up a climate summit for September, with a new demand for earnestness: for a country to be invited, it will have to pledne to end licensing and funding of new oil and gas reserves and expansion of old ones. Bravo, Gutierres! It is heart-warming to see someone in a position of importance who recognizes what priorities are needed for survival.

With his influence, he has a chance of overcoming the power of fossil fools. It won't be easy to beat tham, but civilization depends on it, and every young person's life is at risk.

*US maternal mortality is more than ten times higher than in Australia.*

It is not easy to measure the causes of this, but we know that they include consequences of the pandemic of Covid-19, a general attitude of disregard for women's medical needs and health, and racism (black American mothers are even more likely to die).

*Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty.

our focus should be on reducing inequality not increasing GDP.*

A government-commission report found that the "Metropolitan Police", which is the thug depart ment for London and does other things nationally, is pervaded by racism and sexism and other forms of bigotry.

This includes harsh bullying by thugs against thugs, as well as against everyone else. In London, polls find that most people do not trust it.

Here'a a description of the bad things it does.