France's National Assembly voted to extend the suppression of human rights, called the "state of emergency", because of the recent killings in Nice. Never mind that the state of emergency couldn't possibly help prevent such plans.

One environmental activist explains why she will protest at the Democratic Convention.

As for the Republicans, one expects only crap from them.

June was the the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, world-wide.

Every June for the past 40 years has been hotter than the average for the 20th century.

This is one among many measurements that show the effects of global heating.

Another record: the lowest ever annual maximum for winter Arctic sea ice.

Hindu fanatics attacked Dalits in India because they were skinning a cow that had been killed by lions. The attack was done in plain view of the local thugs. This has led to large protests by Dalits.

I encourage Dalits to go ahead and declare themselves not Hindus.

If Clinton were a progressive, she wouldn't consider choosing Tom Vilsack for vice president.