Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 20, 2018
Progressives go big on Medicare for All, California Supreme court squashes splitting the state into two, Zinke takes a wrecking ball to the Endangered Species Act, and more.
Late summer ’70
It is difficult for folks who live in a country that had never been invaded or occupied before, to suddenly rev up the passion needed for such action.
Building community, one fruit tree at a time
“Urban fruit foraging,” it’s called.
Students and teachers are staging walkouts and creative protests to fight book bans and...
As the school year begins, students and teachers are fighting back against an onslaught of attacks on antiracist and LGBTQ education.
When AI assists workers, it is displacing them
The discussion of AI continues to be almost otherworldly.
Over 120 lawmakers call for an end to restrictions on gun violence research
The lawmakers want changes “that could help prevent gun violence while still protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.”
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.
Arizona teachers historic statewide walkout is latest demonstration in #RedForEd movement
“This isn’t just a political issue, but a moral issue as well.”
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.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, October 9
Chicagoans fight for police accountability, UN report warns of looming climate catastrophe, and more.