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Photo: Kevin McCarthy speaking in December, 2021. Public domain   The House of Representatives remains deadlocked, with a handful of extreme right wing politicians refusing to back their fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy to be the body’s Speaker. All week, McCarthy has been locked in negotiations with this grouping but has…

Photo image: courtesy of Democracy Now!   The House of Representatives adjourned for the fourth consecutive day this Friday at noon without electing a speaker, after Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy failed to gain the needed 218 votes after 13 ballots. Until Thursday night twenty far-right Republicans continue to oppose McCarthy,…

Every day, PSL members are in the streets organizing against the injustices of capitalism. But we know that activism alone is not enough to bring about the end of this system -- this day-to-day fight needs to be combined with a cutting-edge analysis and strategic outlook about the key factors…

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 31, 2022. - Retired Pope Benedict XVI passed away December 31. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a reflection on the pope emeritus. Archbishop Broglio’s full reflection follows: “The passing from…

Photo credit: SHARE Foundation Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to participate in the Roses in December delegation hosted by our partners at the SHARE Foundation and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to honor the 42nd anniversary of the martyrdom of the four Ursuline and Maryknoll sisters killed in 1980…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The Kremlin has banned oil sales to any country that adheres to a $60-per-barrel price cap on maritime imports of Russian crude imposed earlier this month by the G7. The EU and others have imposed their own bans on such imports, but the cap affects…

Foto: cortesía Democracy Now! Facebook’s parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by plaintiffs who say the social media giant improperly shared users’ information with Cambridge Analytica, a company founded by the right-wing billionaire Robert Mercer. During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign,…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s trip to the United States today aims to cement a perilous policy of escalation that prolongs the war and the suffering that goes with it. While the politicians in Washington and Zelenskyy congratulate each other for their “shared values” and supposed commitment to democracy, this conflict…

Msgr. Juan R. Espósito-García and Father Evelio Menjívar-Ayala. WASHINGTON, D.C. December 19, 2022.- Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Juan R. Esposito-Garcia and Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as auxiliary bishops of Washington. The appointments were publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 19, 2022, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States.…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! In Philadelphia, a judge granted Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawyers 60 days to examine all the evidence uncovered in recent years, that supporters say could finally help release the journalist and former Black Panther, who has spent 41 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a…