The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – May 30, 2023

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Biden Speaker McCarthy push for passage of debt ceiling bill. Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes begins serving prison sentence. Oakland community groups call on Mayor Sheng Thao to preserve funding. State lawmakers, advocates call for increased public … Continued


North Americans are sick, stressed, and alienated, a state of affairs accentuated in recent years by Covid. The Hungarian-Canadian physician Gabor Maté argues that capitalism engenders illness, while the medical system blindly ignores the lives of its patients. Maté discusses individual and collective change, while reflecting on human nature, alienation and rightwing politics, and the … Continued