The racist origin of the Second Amendment and the rise of black gun ownership
Throughout history gun control laws have been used against people of color.
Again, the US is a no-vacation nation
Nearly 1-in-4 Americans receive no paid vacation or holidays.
Don’t subsidize companies that silence workers
When workers can’t organize or speak out, their lives — and ours — may be at risk.
On right-wing violence in Texas, media’s silence sends message
Is this sending a message to would-be future attackers that there will be no consequences for their actions?
Amazon refuses to act on climate change. So we employees are speaking out
We know from labor history that when workers want change, they shouldn’t just wait for company leadership to act.
How to Deal With Your Uncle Bob
In preparation for the holidays, here’s a survival guide for dealing with your right-wing relatives.
A plaintive plea from America’s rich: Let’s change the subject!
Other candidates, most notably Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, begrudge plenty and have specific proposals for changing the rules that let wealth keep concentrating.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018
California wildfires rage, Philadelphia refuses to share information with ICE, Koch brothers turn on Trump, and more.
Don’t leave equality to the Supreme Court
In 29 states, trans people can legally be denied jobs and housing because of who we are. Congress should act.
We need publicly owned utilities
California’s wildfires and blackouts show the dangers of entrusting our power to for-profit corporations.