Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt resigns from the EPA, grassroots groups demand tech companies cut ties with ICE, a 20-foot-tall Trump blimp gets the okay in London, and more.
Shutoffs continue as people of Detroit fight for water as a human right, Part...
Michigan has meanwhile presented itself as the ground zero of water problems, as the people of Detroit worked to make themselves a model for solutions.
Elements behind Trump’s war on Venezuela are fourfold
The question for the Congress, the people of the United States and the world now becomes: will this violation of all tenets of U.S. and international law finally lead to the removal of this madman from the White House?
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 5, 2018
Protests at the Statue of Liberty, a neo-Nazi has governmental security status, the Supreme Court rules against unions, and more.
How nations could end Israeli genocide: Stop the weapons; stop the oil; stop the...
The truth is the collective power of the world—or even a sliver of the world—could stop the slaughter tomorrow.
Inherited wealth boom puts a spotlight on a global inequality emergency
As the G20 prepares to meet in Johannesburg, experts warn that more than $70 trillion set to change hands will entrench wealth gaps and threaten democracy without coordinated action.
Biden’s DOL rule aims to protect workers from misclassification
This move, set to take effect in March, aims to provide clarity and protection for workers often caught in the ambiguity of employment classifications.
‘Battle Hymn’ of the Republic(an) Gangsters
Instead, prize what’s left of decent statecraft,/ Not greedy connivers in love with graft.
LGBTQ+ nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs probed as possible hate crime
"We know the toxic combination of hate and access to guns in this country leads to deadly results," said Rep. David Cicilline.
US border wall construction restarts in Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security said by law it is required to use the funds already appropriated by Congress in 2019 for the construction of the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.