Monday, June 15, 2026

What is the real cost of mass incarceration?

“This is the story of more than just one individual … but [of] tens of thousands of men and women across the country.”
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Trump admin. attempts to erase existence of trans people after years of GOP-led attacks...

If enacted, the proposal would reverse the expansion of transgender rights that took place under President Barack Obama.

An arena full of the richest Americans would own as much wealth as 70%...

We just have to hope Americans have learned about the greed and deception of that arena full of super-rich.

One year later: GOP tax scam results in $9 billion in profits for big...

"These shameful actions—and the Republican tax law that permitted them—indicate just how rigged the system is against working people and the middle class."

Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 15

DNA confirms Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Trump says 'we won' in regards to Christine Blasey Ford, Bernie Sanders rips White House for dismissal of climate science, and more.

Act now to protect our right to protest

Together we can keep building a movement for transformational change.

The #MeToo movement’s roots in women workers’ rights

An unsung hero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.

Sharing is key to a new economic and democratic order

We are at the beginning of the Age of Sharing, but it will not be gifted to us.

Strongman: Jair Bolsonaro and the unexpected rise of the far right in Brazil

It remains to be seen if Fernando Haddad can rally the country to prevent a Bolsonaro presidency.