MLK Day special: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his own words
While Dr. King is primarily remembered as a civil rights leader, he also championed the cause of the poor and organized the Poor People’s Campaign to address issues of economic justice.
Facebook Lets Advertisers Exclude Users by Race
Facebook’s system allows advertisers to exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads.
Yes, deniers, millions of Americans are among the poorest people in the world
Why is it so hard for people with wealth and power to admit all this?
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 10, 2018
U.S. Army discharges immigrant recruits that were promised citizenship, who really is Trump's Supreme Court pick, military contractor used Arizona “black site” to secretly jail dozens of migrant children,and more.
Share the wealth? We can start now – here’s how
Corporations have, in effect, become inequality’s single most powerful engine. We need to slow that engine down.
Netflix and Bill Nye are saving science – 30 minutes at a time
With Netflix’s ascendancy and the way it’s changing viewing habits, “Bill Nye Saves the World” may be a huge opportunity for science education.
A pledge to transform the resistance, and America
If today’s resistance is to become a lasting movement, we must decide what we’re for.
Student debt reaches more than $1 trillion – an all-time high
"We are crushing the next generation with debt."
Victory for workers: Connecticut passes legislation raising state’s minimum wage to $15
Connecticut now joins New Jersey, Illinois and Maryland by passing a bill to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023.
How COVID-19 showed America’s dependence on blue-collar workers
These workers are the lifeblood of the nation. They step up every day and keep America running—even during a pandemic.