Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Why the Washington Post’s Attack on Bernie Sanders is Bunk

Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold says as President Sanders couldn’t get any of his ideas implemented anyway because Congress would reject them. But if Bernie Sanders is elected president, American politics will have been altered, reducing the moneyed interests’ chokehold over the public agenda.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, June 25, 2018

Poor People's Campaign marches on Washington, Saudi Arabia lifts the ban on women driving, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is kicked out of a restaurant, and more.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018

California wildfires rage, Philadelphia refuses to share information with ICE, Koch brothers turn on Trump, and more.

How Native American children benefit from trauma-informed schools

Students in these communities are disproportionately affected by trauma. When they act out, adults with training ask, “Is there anything I can do to help you?” rather than “Why are you acting this way?”
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Child separation & prison camps: China’s campaign against Uyghur Muslims is “cultural genocide”

An estimated 1 million adults from the Uyghur community are being imprisoned in camps that China claims are “vocational training centers” designed to combat extremism.

Is Trump giving Amazon the Postal Service?

Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.

Maine becomes first state to ban Native American mascots at public schools and universities

"Our people, communities and understanding and respect for one another are Maine's source of pride, and it is time our symbols reflect that."

Little Rock, Arkansas launches program that invests in the city’s homeless population

The program is a “day's work for a day's pay and access to resources that will help them get to the next step to create the life that they want."

America’s recovery depends on an infrastructure of care

We urge members of Congress and the administration to pass permanent paid family and medical leave as part of a larger investment in our nation’s care infrastructure.

A Republican tried to introduce a commonsense gun law. Then the gun lobby got...

After a sheriff’s deputy was murdered in a Denver suburb, Colorado state Rep. Cole Wist took action by sponsoring a red flag bill. It likely cost him his seat. ProPublica spoke to Wist about the harsh realities of gun reform.