Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 22, 2018
Bernie Sanders on income inequality, police shoot a fleeing 17-year-old in Pittsburgh, white supremacists plan more rallies, and more.
45,000 Wild Horses Avoid Slaughter
The BLM will "continue its current policy of caring for unadopted or unsold wild horses and burros" and will "not sell or send any animals to slaughter."
Backfire
Thanks to Trump's wildfire tariffs, an iconic American brand is moving jobs overseas.
‘Corporate greed at its worst’: top US utility giants reap $14 billion in profits...
"Utility companies have chased higher and higher profits and enriched investors rather than keep prices stable for working families."
If America doesn’t reverse its current course, we are headed for a national meltdown
We have to get all sides involved on the same page, talking to each other about how these crises can be brought to an end.
Bureau of Land Management proposes fracking on 1.6 million acres of federal land in...
"...there's really no question that more fracking would be terrible for California."
Bernie Sanders’ surprise speech outside the White House on rejecting Dakota pipeline & Trump
“Today we are saying it is time for a new approach to the Native American people, not to run a pipeline through their land.”
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ disrupt biological processes in developing adolescents, first-of-its-kind study discovers
“Together, our findings raise the possibility that increased risk of metabolic disorders associated with PFAS exposure are caused by alterations in thyroid hormones and mediated by changes in lipid metabolism.”
Leading demand for IG probe, Warren accuses Trump and new postmaster general of ‘sabotaging’...
Are there potential conflicts of interest?
Elections don’t make Israel a democracy
Let’s not forget that the right to vote is only granted to 60% of the total population and only one third of Palestinians who live under Israeli rule.