Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 11
Native American tribes sue Trump over Keystone XL. Japan aims to overthrow whaling ban, and more.
Violence against the media isn’t new – history shows why it largely disappeared and...
What these occurrences share, and what they’re illustrating, is a profound hatred towards purveyors of journalism.
The dangerous myth of deregulation
Don’t fall for it. Trump’s binge of deregulation is just another form of trickle-down economics.
Worldwide #RiseForClimate events kick off to demand action on crisis of warming planet
"Climate change is the defining issue of our time," say 350.org's executive director. "It is a crisis of democracy, justice, and human rights."
India legalizes gay sex, ruling discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation a human...
"Criminalizing carnal intercourse is irrational, arbitrary and manifestly unconstitutional."
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 5
Women's March disrupts Kavanaugh hearing, Senator Jon Kyl replaces McCain, Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 4
Day one of Kavanaugh proceedings, 87 elephants found dead due to poaching, environmentalists don't vote in elections, and more.
Executive excess: How taxpayers subsidize giant corporate pay gaps
More than two-thirds of the top federal contractors and corporate subsidy recipients paid their CEO more than 100 times their median worker pay in 2017.
Tenth anniversary of financial collapse, preparing for the next crash
Many of the root causes of the crisis remain today, making another economic downturn or collapse possible.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 3
Labor Day: When workers are recognized as human, $30 trillion to the richest white Americans, Los Angeles educators vote to strike, and more.