Groups slam Zinke’s ‘backroom deals’ to build road through Alaskan wildlife refuge
“These records expose yet another of Secretary Zinke’s secretive, backroom deals to sell off and sell out our public lands and wildlife.”
Trump administration to force 200,000 Salvadorans to leave the US
The last time the government renewed the protections, they cited drought, poverty and widespread gang violence—all of which still exist in El Salvador.
Feds to limit data brokers from selling personal information under proposed new rule
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposed new rule would require companies to have explicit authorization from consumers to share sensitive personal and financial information.
145 journalists killed in Gaza since October: Reports accuse Israeli military of targeted attacks...
Journalists face unprecedented violence and suppression in Gaza, with ripple effects for press freedom worldwide.
Fed rate hikes won’t tackle the corporate profiteering behind inflation, experts tell Congress
"Interest rate hikes... will not address any of the underlying causes of our supply shortages and do nothing to address profiteering."
Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian: Optimism of the will
Three of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Arizona Sen. Krysten Sinema leaves Democratic party
Sinema intends to continue to caucus with Democrats and keep her committee assignments.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30
Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.
Texas cop charged with murder in fatal police shooting
Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas was accused of shooting an unarmed man for no justifiable reason while on-duty.
Next up: The pretend president in exile—Trump’s survival scam against defeat and dishonor
Behold! Our new normal is having two presidents, a weathered veteran and a self-anointed, undisciplined pretender.