Senate VAWA bill ‘undercuts tribal sovereignty’
“Placing paternalistic restrictions on tribal courts in the name of 'due process' is nothing more than a disguise for prejudice."
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Infowars gets banned, U.S. Fish and Wildlife turns against saving the bees, and more.
White Supremacist kills 49 Muslim worshipers in New Zealand as Islamophobic hate crimes rise...
The gunman live-streamed the attack and published a manifesto in which he praised President Donald Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.”
Workers of the Future, Unite
We need to prepare for a future in which advances in productivity – from technology or other sources – are shared more equally than they are today.
Exclusive: Republicans, NRA secretly pressure Citigroup to back off restrictions on gun sellers
Senate Democrats, gun safety groups investigate apparent NRA campaign to undo Citigroup’s gun-sales rules.
$1 an hour to fight largest fire in CA history: Are prison firefighting programs...
According to some estimates, California avoids spending about $80-$100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
‘Shame on you!’ Protesters interrupt Trump admin promoting coal & fossil fuels at UN...
Protesters at the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, as they interrupted a Trump administration event promoting coal and other fossil fuels.
Libra: Facebook’s audacious bid for global monetary control
Payments can happen cheaply and easily without banks or credit card companies. This has now been demonstrated – not in the United...
Bill O’Reilly ousted from Fox News amid sexual scandals
O’Reilly continues to deny the allegations against him. As a living testament to hypocrisy, O’Reilly has built a career promoting family values.
Texas nonprofit aims to solve two problems: Homelessness and environmental cleanup
To date, the program has paid out over $100,000 in earned income and helped 24 individuals experiencing homelessness secure stable housing.