Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. UN Security Council meets amid rising Middle East tensions following airstrike that killed top Hamas leader. Accused 9-11 mastermind and accomplices agree to plea deal to avoid death penalty. Donald Trump claims Kamala Harris’ lied about racial … Continued


Background Briefing

Background Briefing – July 31, 2024

With Assassinations in Tehran and Beirut, Netanyahu Taunts Iran and Hezbollah to Bring It On We begin with the assassination of Hamas’s top negotiator by a missile in Tehran, where Ismail Haniyeh was attending the inauguration of Iran’s new president. We discuss the near certainty that Israel was behind the assassination, along with the killing … Continued


In a California women’s prison, domestic violence survivors who killed their abusers in self-defense came together to practice a politics of mutual care, solidarity, and resistance. Rachel Leah Klein details the origins, efforts, and achievements of Convicted Women Against Abuse, situating their activities within the charged political context of the tough-on-crime 1990s. Rachel Leah Klein, … Continued


The Final Straw Radio

Grupa Granica Activsists Speak About Perils on the Belarus / Poland Border

An interview with Dominika Ożyńska and Aleksandra Chrzanowska, two human rights activists from Grupa Granica in eastern Poland near the Belarus border, about the situation with the migrant route through the Białowieża forest in the midst of increased militarization on both sides of the border through this ancient forest and through the region.