The lives of California's laborers and agricultural workers are so close to the edge that they can't afford to miss a day's work because a fire is on the way.

Colombia's President Duque launched a military operation, supposedly to hunt the murderers of some indigenous leaders, but the list of targets excludes the paramilitares.

Not just Russia: China and Iran may target US elections, according to intelligence officials.

I expect they will all try, and it is worth making efforts to stop them. However, the biggest threat comes from Republican officials that put their success above their country, with partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. Is to be doubted.

African swine fever is spreading around the world and could kill 1/4 of the world's pigs.

As far as I can see, the only way in meat can infect live pigs is if farms feed pigs with pork. That practice is asking for trouble: it is what enabled how BSE to spread among cattle. We need governments that have the will and strength to make and enforce laws to stop this.

Farmers would reject the dangerous practice on their own, if they were thinking about long-term risks. But instead they cede to short-term competitive pressure to maximize efficiency. Blocking that is part of the state's job.

Morozov's analysis of how the strict rules of Wikipedia require it to choose one version for issues where the events and their significance are disputed.