“Debt shaming” has dampened democracy
As crucial steps to reduce income inequality, we need to reject “debt shaming” and insist on cancelation of student debt.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 28
Bar association calls for FBI probe into Kavanaugh, GOP governors call for delay in Kavanaugh vote, women react to Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, and more.
Bernie Sanders’ minimum wage bill would improve the lives of 40 million Americans
The Raise the Wage Act "would eliminate decades of growing wage inequality between the lowest-paid and the typical U.S. worker."
Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop them.
A record number of workers are trying to form labor unions, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Corporate America is alarmed.
Elon Musk plans to profit from Twitter, not create a town square for global...
His acquisition of Twitter, a powerful opinion platform, as a private company also further cements his power.
From Tucker Carlson to Epik, mainstreaming hate and paranoia for profit
From the Great Replacement theory to anti-mask and anti-vaccination propaganda, the far right is finding niches that allow them to draw ever larger numbers of people to their reactionary, anti-science views.
Media bias towards Israel in Gaza coverage exposed in new report
The study uncovered a clear imbalance in the portrayal of casualties and narratives.
Thanksgiving in spite of it all
Why, in the era of the Worst President Ever, with racism and violence erupting with special virulence for the past three years, should we offer thanks?
Donald Trump’s Ajit (Pai)-prop
President Trump knows how to use the mass media, and social media, to manipulate public opinion and sway voters.
Ranks of notorious hate group include active-duty military
The involvement of current or former service members – often with sophisticated weapons training – in white supremacist groups has long been a concern.