Recent polls show that half of Americans consider themselves “pro-choice” on abortion, surpassing the 44% who identify as “pro-life.” This is the first time since 2008 that the pro-choice position has had a statistically significant lead in Americans’ abortion views, although whether the general election and the speeches of politicians affect the figures is unknown. …
(with apologies for the length; it isn’t possible to summarise this in a paragraph) The U.N. Economic and Social Council presented its first report on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals towards ending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change by 2030. These are some of the main findings: The good news: – The proportion of the …
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Trump (tweets):”This very expensive global warming bullshit has got to stop. Our planet is freezing, record low temperatures, and our GW scientists are stuck in ice”.”Snowing in Texas and Louisiana, record-setting freezing temperatures throughout the country and beyond. Global warming is an expensive hoax!” (Quoted by Elior Weinberger in the London Review of Books)
Instead of locking up troubled youths American Courts are increasingly ordering them directly into probation. As a result juvenile incarceration has dropped by half in the past 16 years. Typical demands by Courts are “Attend classes on time and regularly, be of good behavior and perform well … be of good citizenship and good conduct.” …
The planet’s wildernesses are shrinking so fast that they could vanish within a century, a report has warned. According to the study, 1.3 million square miles of once pristine landscape have been tarnished by large-scale human activity in the last 25 years – about a tenth of the total worldwide. Almost a third of that …
