Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
- President Joe Biden sends 3,000 troops to evacuate U.S. embassy staff in Afghanistan, amidst Taliban rise.
- Census Bureau figures shows growing multiracial population and smaller white population for 1st time ever.
- Texas Republicans advance bill to limit voting rights, despite a Democrat’s 15-hour filibuster.
- Voting rights advocates rally in Washington D.C. demand end to filibuster, to pass voting rights protections.
- San Francisco will require proof of vaccines to enter indoor facilities like bars, restaurants, and gyms.
- Los Angeles City Council moves to create a vaccine requirement to enter indoor facilities including retail.
- Supreme Court upholds vaccination mandate at Indiana University in first hearing on the issue.
- U.K. court allows U.S. to expand it’s appeal to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Photo of U.S. and U.K. soldiers in Afghanistan, by U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Love.