Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 20
Lawsuit filed against officers for false arrest, mosquitoes could spread microplastics, Feds pledge more funds to target violence against Native American women, and more.
Exclusive: WikiLeaks lawyer warns U.S. charges against Assange endanger press freedom worldwide
It’s unclear what charges may be brought against Assange; the Justice Department has previously considered prosecuting him over his role in the release of hacked DNC emails.
5 things the mainstream media missed about Charlottesville
We can’t ignore the long history of white supremacist violence – and anti-fascist organizing.
Facebook is letting job advertisers target only men
A review by ProPublica found that 15 employers in the past year, including Uber, have advertised jobs on Facebook exclusively to one sex, with many of the ads playing to stereotypes.
In the shadow of the classroom: the rising tide of harassment facing Palestinian students...
A harrowing inside look at the escalating tensions within American grade schools, where Palestinian and Muslim students grapple with a distressing wave of harassment, intimidation, and the struggle for identity amidst conflict.
A world of bikes, not walls?
Maintaining instability in a world of inequality.
New data shows many Americans believe in human causes climate change, yet a staggering...
The poll, which was conducted between Nov. 29 and Dec. 10, came just after the U.S. government published a critical climate report last month with warnings of human-caused global warming having major consequences on the livelihoods of Americans.
SUNY uses taxpayer dollars to torture kittens in useless experiments
The State University of New York is being sued for refusing to turn over documents about cruel animal experiments.
Trumping The Times
Fear and servility in midtown Manhattan.
The second sight of W.E.B. Du Bois
Du Bois would hardly fare better today. His radical critique of empire and capitalism would make him even more of a pariah in the academy and on the airwaves.