Pandemic crisis and recession can spark a fight for real change in the US
After getting $600/week in jobless pay, going back to work for $7.25 sucks.
Tax the rich before the rest
Candidates should pledge that the middle class won't pay $1 more in new taxes until billionaires put up at least $1 trillion.
Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies
Ambush at Kamikaze Pass.
Will teachers save our democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”
Judge Dismisses Riot Charges Against Journalist Amy Goodman
“This is a complete vindication of my right as a journalist to cover the attack on the protesters, and of the public’s right to know what is happening with the Dakota Access pipeline.”
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Baltimore set to become first major American city to outlaw water privatization, House Democrats fight back against Big Pharma, Republicans want to give Trump the power to shut down media, and more.
The problem goes way beyond Kellyanne Conway: Trump’s team of TV surrogates constantly lie
Have we ever had a modern-day press secretary who put so many substantial lies up on the board in just a few short weeks?
What a society designed for well-being looks like
Economic justice goes a long way toward improving mental health up and down the socioeconomic ladder.
Coping with a complex messy world: Education for the 21st century and beyond
Critical Thinking—surfacing and rebutting fallacious arguments/claims--is one of the most important skills in dealing with Wicked Messes.
Preparing for the coming transformation
It is critical for us to step out of the limitations of two and four year election cycles and recognize that social transformation does not arise by electing the perceived least evil.