In Germany, as in the US and UK, people hurt by right-wing dooH niboR policies voted for right-wing extremists that distracted them from the real political issue.

US mass media are peculiarly silent about the big increase in the deficit that the increased military budget will cause. The "deficit" issue is brought out only to oppose progressive proposals for government spending.

Many of India's 100,000 traditional rice varieties have been lost, replaced by recently developed hybrids. But farmers preserve some of the traditional varieties because they better resist effects of global heating, and/or taste better.

The Palestinian Authority is persistently repressing Palestinians that criticize it.

The drive to provide solar power to people in poor countries is falling behind population growth.

More funds for renewable power systems would help eliminate the lack of electricity, but more funds for birth control and abortion would work on many different and bigger problems.