Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. COVID-19 stimulus payments may not reach families until August. President Donald Trump bows to pressure and mandates production of PPE. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proposes House oversight of COVID-19 stimulus. California’s governor urges businesses to apply for … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Death toll in nation’s coronavirus epicenter – New York – tops 1,900. Governors say states are forced to compete for protective equipment. Global coronavirus death toll tops 900,000, W.H.O. urges debt relief. California’s governor issues guidelines for … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trump administration extends coronavirus guidelines to 30 days. California Governor announces new COVID-19 hotline. Trump administration rule to rollback clean air emissions goes into effect. Prison reform groups urge release of juvenile inmates to prevent virus outbreak. … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Unemployment claims top more than 3.3 million. U.S. coronavirus cases now more than China’s. New York is epicenter of COVID-19, with nearly half the nations cases. San Francisco officials urge ramp up of COVID-19 support as New … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate passes $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic relief bill. Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden says relief bill could go further. New York Governor says relief bill is insufficient as state counts 3,900 cases. United Nations secretary urges global … Continued


Activists call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to free detained immigrants to avert deadly COVID-19 catastrophe in detention facilities

Human rights activists with the group Never Again Action staged a protest outside Governor Gavin Newsom’s house and the state capitol on March 22, 2020 to demand Newsom empty California’s immigrant detention facilities and release detainees during the coronavirus crisis. The activists say immigrants are being imprisoned in dangerously close quarters, with little access to … Continued


Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. President Trump says he wants to ease coronavirus restrictions by Easter. World Health Organization says U.S. could be next coronavirus epicenter. India and South Africa put nations on lockdown to curb virus spread. New York Governor blasts … Continued