‘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.
Susan Sarandon & Linda Sarsour speak out as 630 women arrested protesting U.S. immigration...
Protesters, chanted “We care” and “Abolish ICE,” and wore mylar emergency blankets like those given to immigrants imprisoned in U.S. detention centers.
What Does It Take to Survive Where You Live?
A new report concludes that current federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour doesn’t come close, anywhere in the United States.
Unimpeachable logic
There was no collusion. If there was, it's not a crime. If it's a crime, we can pardon ourselves. Also, there was no collusion.
The real choice: Social control or social investment
Societies that skimp on social investment end up spending more on social controls that perpetuate violence and oppression. This trend is a deep-seated part of our history.
Asia warming at twice the global Average: WMO report
The State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report, released Monday, shows the continent is heating up at twice the global average rate, leading to devastating impacts for ecosystems, societies and economies across the region.
The Texas flash flood is a preview of the chaos to come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
Oxfam shows US billionaires almost a third richer today than when covid hit
"At a time when the ultrawealthy are amassing historic and dangerous levels of wealth, a federal wealth tax offers a vital and necessary tool for directly redressing extreme wealth inequality."
We need to make government bigger (it’s not what you think)
Put simply: The House of Representatives does not have enough members to adequately represent all 334 million of us.