Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Food aid set to run out November 1, as federal shutdown continues, Democrats call it cruel and totalitarian; “Survival International” report says “uncontacted indigenous groups” could vanish in a decade under threats from logging, mining, climate; UN … Continued


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The Fragile Ego of Power: Trump’s Descent, His War on Canada, and America’s Waning Influence in Asia

The Unbound Grandiosity of Trump’s Ego and Its Frailty as the Most Powerful Man in the World Craves and Demands Praise and Flattery We will begin with more evidence of Trump’s mental impairment from a deranged rant he posted on Truth Social about Tylenol and vaccines at 4.19 AM Sunday offering dangerously absurd medical advice. … Continued


The late world-renowned primatologist Professor Frans de Waal explores the nature of sex and gender among our cousins the apes, and how gender diversity is a common and pervasive potential on nature’s masculine-feminine continuum. In the quest to overcome human gender inequality, he suggests that our focus needs to be on the inequality.


Songs to Obsess Over & Over… October 2025 Edition

Hey Folks! Mike Biggz, you’re Interim Music Director here back with a short selection of songs that ruled my life for the last 30 days in the month of October. Let’s take a look and hopefully help you find your favorite new song!   Songs to Obsess Over & Over October 2025 Elise Trouw & … Continued