Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Lawmakers opening investigations after US double-strike near Venezuela that destroyed boat, then finished off survivors; Activists raising awareness of Amazon contracts for technology used in immigration raids; Food prices causing worries in wake of federal government shutdown; … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – December 1, 2025

An Investigation Into the CIA-Run “Kill Or Capture” Zero Units the D.C. Shooter Worked With We begin the Trump administration’s racist focus on the Afghan shooter of 2 National Guard soldiers in Washington D.C., one of whom has died, prompting Trump’s call to deport all immigrants from the third world. We investigate the CIA-run “kill … Continued


Since the global financial crisis, and even more over the last five years, capitalism’s popularity has fallen, while the fortunes of the capitalist class have risen steeply. Polls show that a majority of people under forty, of any political affiliation, view democratic socialism positively and capitalism negatively. Even a majority of Republican voters believe that … Continued