Beating back the far right globally
It’s time to resurrect a global anti-fascist consensus to name, shame, and throw these guys out of the game.
Meryl Streep’s must-watch Golden Globes speech: “When the powerful use their position to bully...
“Who are we, and what is Hollywood, anyway? It’s just a bunch of people from a bunch of places."
Spurned reporters should dump Trump briefings and turn to investigative journalism
We need less advertising (or “public relations” in some versions), and a helluva lot more journalism these days.
Here are the major companies cutting ties with the NRA
The NRA has a host of more than twenty national corporations that offer discounts to their members, but that number is shrinking fast.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 14
15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.
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."
Give children the vote, strengthen democracy
Facilitating such participation would not only encourage broader social responsibility among young people, it would enrich and strengthen democracy itself.
Media can’t quit ‘Trump supporters support Trump’ stories
As we hurtle into coverage of a presidential election that is still over a year away, media have returned to their timeworn...
Millions mark international Women’s Day as pandemic deepens inequality, violence around the world
We hear voices from protests in the Philippines, Mexico and Guatemala in a year where women have been disproportionately impacted by rising poverty, unemployment and violence during the pandemic.
How not to cover critical race theory
Critical race theory is a longstanding and specific academic lens for understanding systemic racism, but the right has transformed it into a catchall for anything that encourages talking about and addressing racism.