Progressives in Congress hope to elect Barbara Lee as head of the House Democratic Caucus.

Alas, that is the only special position in the House that is being contested in this way. For the others, we have to hope that the occupants feel pressure to act more progressive.

Microplastics poison periwinkles so that they cannot protect themselves from being eaten.

Bangladesh agreed to a safety inspection system so that no more clothing factories would collapse on their workers. Now it is shutting down that system.

I suspect that the well-known front companies ("brands") which sell the clothing objected to the expense, and that they made the government to take the blame instead of them.

Bolsonaro has cancel-led, outright, an international climate conference scheduled for next year.

Chinese photographer Lu Guang, who photographed poor people and environmental problems, has been jailed incommunicado.