NY Times publishes article written by Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats go from here
“I am saddened, but not surprised, by the outcome.”
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 27
DNC strips superdelegates of power, 70% of Americans support Medicare for All, John McCain dies, and more.
Wait, what? BP CEO argues for more oil and gas spending to solve climate...
“Climate crisis is a plague, Bernard Looney to the Hague.”
Trump’s 40 biggest broken promises
He’s made his rich friends richer, increased the political power of big corporations and the wealthy, and harmed working Americans.
‘Mr. Unpredictability’ fields an utterly predictable, regressive cabinet
What ‘Populist’ Cabinet Swarms with Plutocrats, CEOs, Militarists and Misfits?
Why were files Trump illegally took kept secret from the American people in the...
Why isn't this being asked?
Rob Malley for Iran envoy: A test case for Biden’s commitment to diplomacy
Biden’s response to the far-right uproar against Malley will be a test of his fortitude in standing up to the hawks and charting a new course for U.S. policy in the Middle East.
‘Alexa, launch our nukes!’
“Humans are not perfect, but they can empathize with their opponents and see the bigger picture. Unlike humans, autonomous weapons would have no ability to understand the consequences of their actions, no ability to step back from the brink of war.”
They rescued pigs and turkeys from factory farms – and now face decades in...
It’s an alarming example of the power of the animal agriculture industry, the confluence of interests between industry and law enforcement, and the appalling treatment of animals in industrial agricultural production.
GOP ‘political arsonists’ get their man: McCarthy ousted in historic House vote
The 216-210 vote to remove McCarthy (R-Calif.) came after his allies failed to come up with enough votes to table the motion to vacate.