Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Biden ends infrastructure negotiations, Democrats pledge to forge ahead. Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obredor. Hundreds protest Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, as many as 150 arrested. 800 arrested, 32 tons … Continued


It’s self-evident that unequal societies like ours are bad for the poor. However, as epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson argues, they’re also bad for everyone else, including the affluent, not only because inequality affects schools and healthcare, but because it also makes us anxious and unhappy. Wilkinson reflects on our psychological well-being in wealthy but unequal countries. … Continued