STUDY: Evening Cable News Spent Less Than Two and a Half Hours Discussing College...
Only 2 percent of guests discussing these issues identified as current or recent borrowers — 6 percent were students.
Right-wing politicians fear “invasion” of Europe & US by migrants and refugees
Governments like the U.S. are not changing harmful foreign policies that are driving conflict and persecution.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 2
Amazon adopts $15 minimum wage, California bans animal-tested cosmetics and becomes first state to require women on corporate boards, and more.
Fox rewards Laura Ingraham’s unethical, immoral behavior with a presidential interview
The appearance again demonstrates both the manner in which Fox’s propagandists have been integrated into the White House’s operations and how the network’s hosts operate without ethical and moral standards.
The roots of police violence in Chicago: How cops have targeted communities of color...
"It’s been part of the culture, along with the code of silence, along with the systemic racism that is so prevalent in the Chicago Police Department."
When AI assists workers, it is displacing them
The discussion of AI continues to be almost otherworldly.
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.
Renters get one step closer to home ownership with this innovative program
A Cincinnati nonprofit works to give renters a reason to stay and invest in their homes.
Breaking news: Trump’s military parade is now estimated to cost $92 million, 200 organizations...
“We reject this gross display of power and violence. We call on you to stop the military parade.”
The end of asylum?
Trump’s asylum ban and kangaroo tent courts threaten to destroy a pillar of international humanitarian law. What can we do?