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Disneyland Resort becomes one of the highest minimum wages in country after reaching an...

The minimum wage increase comes after four labor unions representing employees pressured Disneyland Resort for months.

These are the corporations behind Trump’s Muslim ban

While it is important to hold our public officials accountable for their role in promoting the Muslim ban, we cannot stop there.

Race of mass shooters influences how the media cover their crimes, new study shows

In a recent study, we explored whether the race of mass shooters influences how the media depict their crime, their motivations and their lives.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018

What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.

Why the new push for charter schools should anger progressives

Surveys find that Americans have increased confidence in public schools while support for charter schools has dropped by double digit percentages among Democrats and Republicans.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 26, 2018

Federal lawsuit against President Trump's business interests allowed to proceed, deadly wildfires rage around the world, Betsy Devos is hurting students again, and more.

The Guardian criticized for misrepresenting truth in Nicaragua

A group of advocates for Nicaragua wrote the publication to correct the record, but the Guardian refuses to publish their letter to the editor.
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‘You are not the crazy one:’ Stephen Colbert takes aim at Trump’s new attacks...

"I was worried, because what I’m seeing and reading is that the president is a racist, horny old burger goblin who literally steals children from poor people."

Collective action is key to keeping labor strong

As long as workers band together, they can make concrete improvements in their working conditions.

NRA’s new fearmongering ad series argues that proponents of stronger gun laws are pro-murderer

The series, which debuted on July 16 and is hosted by NRATV’s Colion Noir, is premised on the NRA’s claim that efforts to regulate firearms are tantamount to helping killers.