Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Why labor is holding its applause for Michigan’s latest ‘workers’ rights’ measures
Even as they passed the measures, lawmakers made it clear that they did so not to enshrine them in law, but to create an opportunity to water them down later.
Thousands of actions nationwide call for culture of nonviolence
Over the course of a week, tens of thousands of people connected the dots between racism, poverty, greed, war, nuclear weapons and environmental destruction, and called for justice and a new culture of nonviolence.
When women workers lead the way
Struggles past and present show the left how we can make the connection between the fight for women’s rights and the struggle for economic and social equality.
Movements are vying for political power — is ‘co-governance’ the answer?
As the left increasingly focuses on electoral politics, a new framework is emerging for how candidates who win should partner with social movements.
Bill O’Reilly laughs at United Airlines passenger who was forcibly removed from plane
"I shouldn't be laughing, but it's just so bizarre."
Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling
These dialogues show protagonists’ strengths and hopes, and these are the elements of the stories that remain with us long after watching their digital stories.
This Thanksgiving, a look at the indigenous communities making the climate connection
Here are a handful of front-line organizations and efforts connecting climate change and indigenous communities.
Longtime reporter leaves NBC saying media is ‘Trump circus’ that encourages perpetual war
William Arkin issued the blistering critique after a 30-year relationship with NBC, calling for “Trump-free” media days and a reckoning about how the network encourages a state of perpetual warfare.
Our rights and our duties
Our rights should be restated, so the rights of any citizen shall be the rights of all citizens.