Trump administration shuts down study on the safety of offshore drilling
“One thing we should all be able to agree on is that safety is of paramount importance, so preventing a study like this simply flies in the face of common sense.”
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018
What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.
How the Supreme Court undermined the Black vote
Black Americans braved police violence at Selma and galvanized support for the Voting Rights Act. Fifty years later, the Supreme Court’s Shelby decision ushered in a new era of racially targeted voter suppression.
“Listen to the people”: How progressives win
These voices and ideas will not be able to change the poor strategy of the national Democratic Party on their own.
Farm Bill: House proposal could wipe out communities’ power to prohibit pesticides
58 of those communities have adopted more comprehensive policies that prohibit the use of glyphosate.
Heinrich-backed ORPHAN Cures Act returns in GOP reconciliation bill, critics say it gifts Big...
Senate parliamentarian reverses an earlier ruling, letting a provision that shields multi-use orphan drugs from Medicare price talks ride on Republicans’ budget package as patient advocates warn of higher costs for taxpayers and seniors.
How a grad student uncovered the largest known slave auction in the US
Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified.
Climate change threatens 90 percent of aquatic food supply, new report
The report evaluated 17 different stressors, such as sea level rise, pesticide runoff and algal blooms, that impact the quality and quantity of global marine food supplies.
Russia’s cyber war against the West – an asymmetry in systems & leadership
"Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia, but for all humankind. It comes with colossal opportunities, but also threats that are difficult to predict. Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
Nike and Adidas are using kangaroo skin to make sneakers—is that really necessary?
Popular shoe manufacturers are contributing to the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals.