Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
Why America needs new infrastructure to survive
Without a bold rebuilding campaign, Americans will continue to risk their well-being and livelihoods as the nation collapses around them.
Trumped up tantrums boomerang, fully affirming election legitimacy plus dividing the right
How do even smarter politicians than Trump defend themselves against being slammed as anti-democratic, majority-hating Betrayers of Legitimate Elections?
NOAA will stop tracking costs of climate crisis-fueled disasters in wake of Trump cuts
The agency said updates will no longer be made to its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database by the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), and that this information—which stretches back 45 years—would be archived.
District Attorney Refuses to Charge Officer Responsible for Son’s Death
Instead of charging the officer with negligence or child endangerment, the DA decided not to prosecute because forgetting an infant inside a car is legally equivalent to accidentally leaving one’s groceries in the trunk.
Over 700 complaints about NYPD officers abusing Black Lives Matter protesters, then silence
Emails show New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board leaders discouraged staff from confronting the NYPD about a lack of cooperation on abuse investigations.
D.C. and Maryland attorneys general file federal lawsuit against Trump
“It puts our democracy at risk when a president puts his financial interests before the American people.”
Beyond COVID: The essential building blocks of a just world
The qualities inherent in this global cleansing are perennial principles that many hold dear: sharing, cooperation, tolerance, understanding.
Bernie Sanders Challenges Hillary Clinton’s Stance on Climate Change and Fracking
Bernie Sanders is currently the only presidential candidate that opposes fracking. Now his new ad campaign is challenging his opponents' conflicting viewpoints.
Video Reveals Off-Duty Officer Gunning Down Unarmed Man
“New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office and the NYPD both recently announced they have launched separate investigations into the off-duty police shooting after reviewing the footage of the incident.”