Journalism faces repression around the world. In some violent countries, the threat is assassination.

In Europe and the US, the threat usually comes in the form of lawsuits from those whose activities are exposed, as for instance Chevron in Ecuador. However, the antiamerican's threat to regulate user forums is is part of the global problem.

*The world wasn't ready for a Green New Deal in 2009. Today, it may be.*

However, the planet-roaster governments of the US, Canada and Australia will do their best to block it.

The UK is not quite as planet-roasting as it was last year. The Tories have more or less ceased their obstruction of land-based solar and wind power.

The US is funding a disinformation site in Armenia.

Since 2015, and even more since 2017, US states are passing many laws to repress protests.

The general cause is that authoritarians, who in many cases got their offices by rigging elections, are rolling back people's rights. With elections rigged, protest is the only remaining way to hold them back. Naturally, the authoritarians are trying to put an end to that.

The G20 countries are subsidizing fossil fuel development with at least 77 billion dollars a year. The amount is not even decreasing.