Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “spectacular” victory & growing split in Democratic Party
Noam Chomsky gives his honest opinion on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's win.
As Trump claims workers support shutdown for border wall, unpaid federal employees set record...
"My husband is furloughed due to the Trump shutdown. This is a very stressful time, and believe me, my husband does not want that wall."
State Department rewrites climate change web page
Secretary of State Tillerson has maintained that he believes climate science is "not conclusive" so the changes aren't altogether surprising.
MLK Day special: Rediscovered 1964 King speech on civil rights, segregation & apartheid South...
As the nation marks 90 years since the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we air a rediscovered speech he delivered on December 7, 1964.
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are everywhere: here’s what that means for wildlife
Researchers have found PFAS in the bodies of wild animals everywhere they’ve looked. Now they’re beginning to understand the health effects.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, June 21, 2018
Trump signs executive order halting family separation policy he created
President Trump signed an executive order halting what has become a notorious family separation policy...
Animal rights activists accuse Direct Action Everywhere of misconduct, retaliation, and more
Activists say core members of Direct Action Everywhere’s leadership team fostered a cultish environment at the California animal rights nonprofit.
On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy
Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act's future hangs in balance.
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef impacted by sixth mass bleaching event
"Although bleaching is becoming more and more frequent, this is not normal and we should not accept that this is the way things are. We need to break the norms that are breaking our reef.”
Increasing renewable energy use in the US brings billions in benefits, study finds
The United States’ increasing use of renewable energy has improved air quality and reduced the country’s greenhouse gas emissions while producing monetary benefits in the hundreds of billions of dollars.