A time of reckoning for monuments to racism and genocide
With so many ongoing crises arguments about history may seem esoteric, but only by honestly redressing the sins of the past can we find ways to make a better future. Toppling monuments is just a start.
AT&T, Time Warner and the Death of Privacy
All your internet searches and preferences, all gathered and “vertically integrated,” sold to police and perhaps, in the future, to any number of AT&T’s corporate customers.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 20, 2018
U.S. prisoners organize massive prison strike, Catholic leaders do damage control, ICE detains a man driving his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth, and more.
Trump’s EPA finalizes rollback of methane emissions rules
“This damaging new rule won't save fossil fuel corporations, it won't bring the U.S. closer to energy independence, and it won't protect people from dangerous air pollution.”
Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 21
American-made bombs are being used to massacre large numbers of civilians in Yemen, ICE is arresting the sponsors of undocumented children, and more.
Albanese sanctions: Marco Rubio now acting just like Putin, charging human rights officials
An explanation of why this verbiage is arrant nonsense.
Syrian roulette
As Trump’s presidency unravels will he grow more desperate?
‘Police lied’: Video belies Philly cops’ claim in fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
"In my view this is a crime against humanity, to be perfectly truthful."
Denouncing 7-year-old’s death, UN rights expert demands US halt child detentions
"The culture of cruelty at CBP has only worsened under the Trump administration."
Secretary of the Interior first: Deb Haaland, member of the Pueblo of Laguna
“I’ll be fierce for all of us, our planet, and all of our protected land.”