Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 10, 2018
U.S. Army discharges immigrant recruits that were promised citizenship, who really is Trump's Supreme Court pick, military contractor used Arizona “black site” to secretly jail dozens of migrant children,and more.
Life imitates art: Does diversity in media have any impact on the real world
Diversity in media is not just impactful, it is essential.
We need publicly owned utilities
California’s wildfires and blackouts show the dangers of entrusting our power to for-profit corporations.
New report on ‘grocery cartels’ details exploitive retailer monopolies
"The grocery cartel has created an illusion of choice and efficiency to disguise their profiteering off of the American consumer, who is unwillingly asked to trade abundance for resilience."
Why do corporate boards so overpay US CEOs?
Corporate boards simply play by market rules. If they don’t, they risk losing their executive talent.
US Journalist Sentenced to 5 Years and 3 Months for Posting a Link
Barrett Brown, a freelance journalist, was sentenced to 5 years and three months in prison for posting a hyperlink containing stolen credit card information. The excessive prison sentence looming over Brown has gained massive media attention.
As global 1% seize economy’s gains, ‘unprecedented wage stagnation’ for everyone else
"With workers worldwide being left behind, we need to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the few at the top."
Consumer Group USRTK Calls on Jon Entine to Reveal Funding, Ties to Industries He...
Jon Entine is attacking Columbia University's Journalism school for "smearing Exxon." Who is paying Entine and where do his loyalties lie?
Crisis management: Critical lessons from Covid 19
Crisis Management is truly the difficult art and practice of Thinking the Unthinkable and then doing everything in our power to thwart it.
Fox contributor and former Trump top staffer David Bossie tells Black guest Joel Payne...
Bossie later said that he "should have chosen my words more carefully."