Mass arrests at Jewish-led protest in US House Building ahead of Netanyahu speech
Hundreds, including rabbis, detained while protesting U.S. support for Israel’s Gaza offensive and Netanyahu’s upcoming address to Congress.
From France, an unexpected call for a ceiling on CEO pay
Our modern societies, top French politicos fear, just might ‘explode’ without one.
U.S. landfills are major sources of airborne PFAS pollution, study finds
Recent studies reveal that PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are being released into the environment through landfill gas emissions, posing serious public health risks.
13 shocking truths about the Trump-GOP tax plan
More than 80 percent of tax cuts under the GOP’s plan will go to the nation’s wealthiest 1%, while also raising taxes on 92 million middle-class families.
Wyden pushes for major Supreme Court overhaul, seeks to restore public confidence amid ethics...
Senator Ron Wyden introduces sweeping legislation to expand the number of justices, implement transparency measures, and limit political influence on the nation’s highest court.
Inequality’s Getting Worse. How Do We End This?
It will take years of work to repair the economic damage caused by these levels of inequality.
Trump administration to strip clean water protection putting the country’s water at risk
"Waters that have been protected for almost 50 years will no longer be protected under the Clean Water Act."
Millions of Americans crowdfunding to cover medical expenses
“It comes down to a profit-making motive that is baked into a system—a system that puts profits over patients.”
‘We don’t have to live this way’: St. Louis school gunman armed with AR-15,...
"Republicans will tell you the solution is some more guns. On November 8, you need to tell them they're full of shit."
Progressive Briefing for Monday, June 18, 2018
Separating families at the border, the Poor People's Campaign, Republicans and the NRA fight against gun regulations, and more.