Firearm stocks spike after mass shootings as investors dismiss the chance of tightening gun laws
Mass shootings occur with such frequency that we can no longer implement this kind of analysis looking at the effect of isolated incidents and the stock market effect on gun companies.
Hundreds of youth activists sit at the DNC headquarters demanding 2020 debate on climate...
Hundreds of youth activists held a sit-in at the DNC headquarters yesterday demanding a climate change presidential debate be a top priority.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Monsanto found guilty, widespread sexual abuse by priests in Pennsylvania, who Democrats are listening to, and more.
Calling promotion betrayal of planet, groups denounce Schumer for giving ‘fossil fuel servant’ Joe...
At a time when people throughout the U.S. and around the world are rallying behind bold solutions to the climate crisis and urgently warning...
Colorado Springs agrees to pay nearly $3M settlement after fatal police shooting
“Nothing in this nightmare could ever make what happened to my son ok or justifiable. There is no amount of money that will bring him back."
The Disney-fication of Our National Parks
Congress is letting major corporations buy naming rights in America’s national park system.
Reaching critical mass on taxing the rich
“Taxing the annual gains generated by wealth closes a host of loopholes, while raising the sort of revenue needed to keep Social Security and Medicare secure for years to come.”
Congressional candidate charged with assault for body-slamming reporter
On Wednesday night, at least three Montana newspapers rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte.
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...
Clean energy produces billions in health benefits, study finds
"This research shows that renewables pay for themselves through health benefits alone."