Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. France grants assurance Russia will not attack Ukraine, amidst heightened tensions. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell criticizes R.N.C. for censure two house republicans on panel investigating capitol siege. House passes bipartisan Postal Reform Act to help close … Continued


While the Trump Administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border drew intense condemnation, the practice has been going on in this country for centuries. Historian Laura Briggs argues that it has been part of strategy of counterinsurgency, as during the anti-communist wars in Latin America, in which rebellious populations are … Continued