*Six Ideas to Address High Gas Prices That Won’t Fan the Flames of [global heating].* And why even temporarily reducing the taxes on gasoline is harmful.

Motorists perceive increases in tax on gasoline as pressure. They attribute that pressure to the government and may protest. But actually that pressure comes from the disaster our fossil fuel use is creating. If we are wise, we will recognize that we dare not press back against it.

*"Soft Climate Denial": The Biden administration claims to "believe the science" on climate, but its actions need to catch up with its words.*

We should recognize that this is only partly his fault. Biden has tried to do a lot more, and plutocratists (Republicans, Manchin and Sinema) have blocked it.

*Billionaires Do Not Give Anything to Society — They Take From It.*

I think one of his points is not 100% true — there are a few exceptions. Thomas Edison built a business empire based on inventions, some of which he invented on his own. Most were developed with others that worked under his direction, and I think he deserves some of the credit for those too.

Steve Jobs did not invent anything, but Apple made important innovations in computer and systems. Some of those innovations were good. Others were evil, and they reflected Apple's power and Jobs's lack of respect for others' rights.

This side issue doesn't invalidate the article overall.

Forensic examiners studying corpses of women killed by the Putin forces say that the women were raped first. Presumably also by the Putin forces.

Many living Ukrainian women describe being raped by soldiers in the Putin forces.

When people are ashamed of having been raped, that reflects an unjust way of thinking in their own society — the injustice of blaming the victim. Shame on those who do this! It is the perpetrator that deserves the blame.

The EU is considering a program to systematically test 12,000 suspected toxic chemicals that appear to endanger wildlife and humans, and vigorously ban those that are verified as dangerous.