Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
My year and welcome to it
Here are four (million) of my own takeaways from 2021, a classic hell-on-Earth year that, if worse weren’t potentially on the horizon, could perhaps be quickly forgotten.
Here’s how TurboTax just tricked you into paying to file your taxes
Come along as we try to file our taxes for free on TurboTax!
Overwhelming odds, unexpected alliances and tough losses — how defeating Keystone XL built a...
From frontline battles to large national mobilizations, tar sands resistance developed new tactics and organizing strategies for the larger climate struggles ahead.
Defending the environment now more lethal than soldiering in some war zones – and...
Indigenous peoples should be a source of inspiration for the global community.
Exposed: Undercover reporter at Amazon warehouse found abusive conditions & no bathroom breaks
Journalist James Bloodworth spent a month working undercover as a “picker” in an Amazon order fulfillment center and unveils abusive conditions.
Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan
Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.
The spread of global hate
Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter helped right-wing populists take power. Can they now help rein them in?
400 years after slavery’s start, no more band-aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.
Human zoos in the age of Trump
Humans as “animals,” then and now.