*Top vaccine expert says he was fired for resisting Trump on hydroxychloroquine.*

Arkansas's ban on surgical abortions has been upheld by the federal appeals court.

In some states, these bans have been overturned. In others, upheld. I suppose the Supreme Court will study the case, and its right-wing majority will seize the opportunity to interfere with abortion rights by hook or by crook.

A court is considering the Tory plan for voter suppression in the UK by demanding photo IDs.

Amazon has donated to a fund to keep UK bookstores operating, but the donation is minuscule compared with the harm that Amazon's unfair practices have caused them.

We should not leave it up to rich people to decide how much to give back out of all that they have taken.

Microsoft is planning to invest heavily in machines to extract CO2 directly from the air and convert it into other substances. It aims in 10 years to extract more than it emits.

Investing in research on those machines, and on the less radical carbon capture and storage, is a good thing to do. It has a chance of making a big difference.

But research is always a risk. We must not assume this will work out.