Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor;
- Homelessness policy changes pose difficulties for unhoused elders;
- Trump says US “locked and loaded and ready to go”, threatens to “rescue” protesters in Iran;
- Trump drops push to deploy National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland Oregon;
- January 1st, 2026 was World Day of Peace, Pope Leo XIV and UN chief Guterres deliver new year messages