The Democratic party lost its soul. It’s time to win it back.
The party must transform itself from a fund-raising machine into a movement.
The GOP wants Trumpism, just without Trump
Critics like that anonymous op-ed writer have no problem with how Trump's actually hurting people. They just want the leader doing it to look more presidential.
Only renewables can provide the jobs and revenue Trump promised from oil
The president promised a surge of jobs and tax revenue from oil. His policies won’t deliver either one.
Trial date set for groundbreaking kids’ climate lawsuit
"It is a relief to see that the Court understands how imperative it is to get this trial underway as soon as possible, despite all of the delay tactics the U.S. government continues to try to use."
Former Chris Christie allies convicted in bridge scandal
Although federal prosecutors claim they do not possess enough evidence to convict Christie of a crime, critics of the New Jersey governor suspect Christie had initiated the Bridgegate scandal and used his subordinates to take the fall for him.
What’s next for Venezuela as US & opposition reject negotiations aimed to end crisis...
And in the long term, there is no recognition of what does this mean for the country in terms of its social fabric, its political culture and going forward, if there’s no negotiated agreement on that process.
Pentagon spending set to hit near-record levels, but ‘establishment says we can’t afford’ progressive...
"Very few in Congress are questioning how the U.S. can afford to spend $7.5 trillion on the military."
‘The old order is disappearing:’ How progressive grassroots movements are sweeping the UK &...
"It’s not just the candidates, which is exciting, but there are movements outside the Democratic Party which are competing to take over the Democratic Party."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 6
New study links air pollution to dementia, U.K. accuses Russian spies of implementing nerve agent attack, anonymous White House official publishes scathing NYT op-ed, and more.
Comeback for truth? Criminal comeuppance for Trump’s reign of terror, impoverished for lying?
A tsunami of criminal indictments, buoyed by massive civil penalties – who cares then if Trump ends up a jailbird?