Cecile Richards: Mike Pence is “orchestra master” of assault on women’s rights under Trump
The first year of President Trump’s administration may be the worst year for women of any administration in United States history.
Federal Judge Rules Idaho’s Ag-Gag law ‘unconstitutional infringement of the First Amendment’
"This latest ruling affirms our right to report abuse in order to protect animals and our health.”
Blistering U.N. report: Trump administration’s policies designed to worsen poverty & inequality
40 million Americans live in poverty, and 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty.
After an ‘educator spring,’ teachers storm elections
“Angry educators are flooding down-ballot races.”
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 5
Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in, who talked to the FBI in the Kavanaugh investigation, Virgin Atlantic flies first commercial plane on recycled waste carbon gas and more.
‘Divisive’: How corporate media dismiss ideas unpopular with elites
All too often, words such as “divisive,” “contentious” or “controversial” are used merely as media codewords meaning “ideas unpopular with the ruling elite”—what FAIR calls “not journalistically viable.”
Prospects for a republic beset with disunity 
A republic needs endless work/ Or insurgent forces go berserk.
EU investigates Meta for addictive effect social media has on children
The European Commission—the executive arm of the EU—opened “formal proceedings” against Meta last week to see if the company violated the Digital Services Act’s (DSA) protections for minors.
Give children the vote, strengthen democracy
Facilitating such participation would not only encourage broader social responsibility among young people, it would enrich and strengthen democracy itself.
El Paso: we need to examine the role masculinity plays in mass shootings
The United States is a world leader in mass shootings. In less than 24 hours, two mass shootings by single individuals, have...