Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Death toll in Florida condo collapse hits 28 after demolition of remaining building, storm Elssa slows rescue efforts. President Joe Biden celebrates declares “independence” from the COVID-19 pandemic on Independence Day, calls vaccinations an act of patriotism. … Continued


The longest and most expensive war in U.S. history is the ongoing war in Afghanistan. What impact has the nineteen-year-old conflict had on U.S. democracy? According to Benjamin Hopkins, the Afghanistan war has fundamentally damaged the social and political fabric of the U.S. Hopkins also describes what he calls frontier governmentality, the focus of his latest book. … Continued