The entropy wars
Five financial uncertainties of 2018 (so far).
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 5
Women's March disrupts Kavanaugh hearing, Senator Jon Kyl replaces McCain, Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election, and more.
Women continue to contribute in record numbers heading into 2020
However, it appears that many networks of prominent donors, including powerful women, are staying out of the presidential fundraising race for now.
States can break up big banks. Here’s how.
Big banks are unpopular in both red and blue states; breaking them up could attract support across party lines and prove a winning electoral strategy.
US media can’t think how to fight fires without $1-an-hour prison labor
The main difference: Unlike prison laborers, regular citizens have to be paid more than pittance wages.
UN rights chief: Trump’s attack on press is “dangerous”
“Freedom of expression must be located within the domain of the law and take into consideration national interests and peace.”
How indigenous knowledge is transforming the March for Science
“Indigenous peoples were always scientists. Their lives depended on it."
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.
AI that will bite us in the butt
The latest dystopian tech craze: Robotic police dogs.
History shows that sustained, disruptive protests work
The lesson of these past victories is that successful change depends not on majority opinion, but on the ability of the key participants in a system to disrupt that system.