The Disney-fication of Our National Parks
Congress is letting major corporations buy naming rights in America’s national park system.
As U.S. children head back to school, sales of bulletproof backpacks skyrocket
Sales of bulletproof backpacks have gone up 300% recently as parents prepare their kids to go back to school. With the latest...
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, October 11
Bernie slams Trump’s Op-Ed and calls him a liar, Republican official caught purging tens of thousands of black voters, Monsanto seeks to undo $289M Roundup verdict, and more.
Clean energy produces billions in health benefits, study finds
"This research shows that renewables pay for themselves through health benefits alone."
Grading Trump and SOTU
Overall Ranking: America is too divided and too partisan.
Advocates say ‘hell no’ as Manchin pitches Social Security deal with GOP
"Manchin is providing cover for Republican attacks on Social Security and Medicare."
The #MeToo movement’s roots in women workers’ rights
An unsung hero of the early 20th century, Rose Schneiderman organized women to fight for laws to protect them from sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
Big Brother/NSA Spies Stopped In Their Tracks; But for How Long?
A decision was recently made saying the NSA surveillance program goes beyond what is appropriate under the Patriot Act. With the Patriot Act up for renewal in a couple weeks, this ruling will hopefully get U.S. citizens to rise up and demand this government respect their privacy.
Electing Democrats in November without confronting neoliberalism will not be enough
If Democrats win in the next couple of elections but continue to make the rich richer with neoliberal policies (as Obama did), that will just be another opening for a Trump-type.
End of “the great game”
The old game is dead. Keep playing it and our civilization is over. Try winning that one.