Peace activists rally in Bay Area to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; San Jose fast food workers go on strike; Zimbabwe opposition supporter stoned to death, ahead of national elections – August 4, 2023

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

• Wisconsin voting rights groups sue to stop political gerrymandering of congressional districts.
• Florida bans some gender references in higher education.
• San Jose fast food workers go on strike.
• Peace activists rally at Livermore Laboratory for nuclear disarmament, ahead of 78th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima.
• Peace activists rally in Palo Alto to mark the 78th anniversary of the US nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
• United Nation’s warn this years El Nino season’s impacts on human health.
• Zimbabwe opposition supporter stoned to death, weeks ahead of national elections.

Photograph of the “Atomic Cloud Rising Over Nagasaki, Japan,” from the National Archives, Records of the Office of War Information.