The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of preparing to use a nuclear “dirty bomb”; St. Louis school shooter leaves note behind citing isolation ; Civil rights groups push back against book banning

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Russia and Ukraine trade charges over threatened use of nuclear “dirty” bomb Civil rights groups and authors highlight growing problem of banned books Nineteen year old St. Louis school shooter had AR-15 style weapon and 600 rounds … Continued


The movement of Chinese people – around 300 million of them – from rural areas to China’s cities has been called the largest mass migration in human history. Have the working-class migrants who’ve built China’s megacities been rewarded for their efforts? Eli Friedman describes the obstacles and injustices they’ve encountered, particularly when trying to get … Continued