Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Unanimous County Commission votes restores Justin Pearson to Tennessee House seat after Republican expulsion The Biden Administration proposes strict new emission standards aimed at accelerating adoption of electric vehicles California State Senate debates bill to force state … Continued


What happens to survivors of violence — often perpetrated by intimates — who defend themselves against their attackers? According to legal scholar Leigh Goodmark, it often depends on whether those survivors look suitably victim-like. She discusses the circumstances that frequently lead to the criminalization of survivors of violence –- and makes the case for the … Continued