Governments are not doing enough to prevent the spread of invasive species.

Part of the problem is the massive international trade in live (or dead unsterilized) plants and animals. There are so many opportunities for a weed to tag along. Why not require safety inspection of every cargo?

The ballast water of ships often carries invasive aquatic organisms, often as larvae. Why not have an official go aboard while the ship is 20 miles out, to require it to clean its ballast tanks?

These measures would be expensive, but so are invasive species.

Authoritarian right-wing politicians in Eastern Europe are choosing queer people as the next handy scapegoat.

The Catholic Church is supporting those politicians.

Amnesty International says Turkey is using threats and deception to deport Syrian refugees.

George Monbiot: The [planet roaster's]’ Masterstroke Was to Blame the Climate Crisis on You And Me — by creating a system which leads people towards heavy use of fossil fuels.

The article also explains the reasoning for massive disruptive but nonviolent protests as a way to make governments change this system.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's example is leading the Democratic Party gradually away from depending on donations from rich people and rich businesses.