Obama's plans for war with ISIS depend on allies that have not shown an ability to do what is required.

I think the article underestimates the peshmerga. They had to retreat when ISIS attacked with its captured US heavy weapons and armored vehicles, but were able to advance with US air support. So were the Shi'ite Iraqi militias. The problem with them is that strengthening them pushes Iraqi Sunnis to support ISIS.

US citizens: call on Obama to get authorization for expanding war in Iraq or Syria.

For background.

Most deforestation on Earth is done commercially, and half of it is done to get products to sell to the wealthy countries.

Deforestation in the Amazon jumped by almost 1/3 last year.

This Is the Third World War — And This Time We Are on the Fringes.

I think there is some truth in this, but it's not entirely true. Conflict between Shi'ites and Sunnis, like conflict between Catholics and Orthodox and Muslims in the former Yugoslavia, is not inevitable. It is stimulated or provoked by political parties that expect short-term gain, and many of them could theoretically be convinced to stop.

Zoe Quinn is the victim of a campaign of false criticism that was organized dishonestly from the beginning by people that wanted to do her harm.

You can see something similar though smaller in the attacks against me that are posted in some forums. They not only make strained criticism, they also misrepresent the free software movement drastically (as you can see for yourself by comparing their statements with gnu.org).