Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
Extreme weather is exploding around the world. Why isn’t the media talking about climate...
We host a panel discussion on the media’s role in the climate change crisis, the fossil fuel industry and global warming-fueled extreme weather across the globe.
Citizenship through the eyes of those who have lost the right to vote
At least 6 million U.S. citizens cannot vote in the United States because they have been convicted of a felony.
Koch-funded groups mount PR and media campaign to fight carbon pricing
Worried about momentum for carbon taxes, climate deniers go on attack via right-wing media.
The entropy wars
Five financial uncertainties of 2018 (so far).
A threat to global democracy: How Facebook & surveillance capitalism empower authoritarianism
This is just the latest in a string of controversies surrounding Facebook’s unprecedented influence on democracy in the United States and around the world.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.
American Islamophobia’s fake facts
Their "proof" is not what they say.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Worker's wages fall, Federal judge orders government to seek consent before medicating migrant children, Bernie Sanders thanks the Koch brothers, and more.
Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s new transportation scheme is a privatization bonanza
The development is yet another example of Emanuel’s plan to transform Chicago into a city for the wealthy few.