Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 14, 2018
DNC will take fossil fuel money after all, Income inequality in America vs. Europe, and more.
Attempt to close Al-Jazeera is an attack on freedom of expression, UN says
The channel has become part of Qatar’s grand strategy, and asking them to close it down is like asking Switzerland to close its banks.
Media don’t factcheck right-wing migration myths
Right-wing media figures and Republican politicians get little pushback when they promote evidence-free, often absurd claims about incentives for unauthorized immigration.
How Cuba beat the pandemic: From developing new vaccines to sending doctors overseas to...
For decades, Cuba has heavily invested in its medical and pharmaceutical system, in part because of the six-decade-old U.S. embargo.
Retrospectives of the financial crisis are leaving out the most important part – its...
It seems the only people not consulted for their perspective were those most powerfully affected by the crisis’ impact – the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction.
How the ‘good guy with a gun’ became a deadly American fantasy
What started as entertainment has turned into a durable American fantasy. Maintaining it has become a deadly American obsession.
The entropy wars
Five financial uncertainties of 2018 (so far).
Rev. William Barber: Tear gassing Central American migrants is inhumane, unconstitutional, immoral
"This is white nationalism being played out in public policy. This is racism being played out in public policy. This is also inhumane."
A Farruggio original: The Cabbie
He was a 'working stiff' and a man earning money seemed to enjoy his meal that much more.
How indigenous knowledge is transforming the March for Science
“Indigenous peoples were always scientists. Their lives depended on it."