The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays

President Biden takes action to drop the price of gasoline; President Putin puts annexed Ukrainian provinces under martial law; Oakland city council votes to open former army base to homeless

Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Biden releases more oil from the strategic reserve to try to drive down gasoline prices Russian President Putin imposes martial law on Ukrainian provinces he annexed A United Nations official calls for more protections for climate … Continued


In arguing for the urgency of moving from anthropocentrism toward ecocentrism, Aaron S. Allen distinguishes between environmental crises and ecological change; argues against the “balance of nature” paradigm; differentiates between strong and weak forms of sustainability; and describes the role that expressive culture and the environmental liberal arts can play in driving awareness and activism. (Encore … Continued