Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 23
Verizon confirms throttling internet in California during deadly wildfires, Michael Cohen won't accept a pardon from Trump, new poll shows Sanders would be Trump in 2020, and more.
Medical fraud and the grand design or extracting profit everywhere at the cost of...
There are no short-cuts. We need strong and informed public
criticism of health care abuses and a medical system largely free of corporate control.
Everybody in, nobody out
A democratic society means that everyone, including the poor, has a say in how our lives are lived and workplaces organized.
Report: EPA hires 12 more bodyguards for Pruitt, costing $2M annually for full security...
Meanwhile, President Trump's budget blueprint would cut the EPA's funds by more than 30 percent.
Plants face tough climate challenges as seed-dispersing animals decline
Animals that eat fruit and spread the seeds in their droppings offer an all-inclusive transportation service for half the world’s flora. But as...
Trump squawks: “Biden, that crooked backstabber quit ONLY to steal another election FROM ME”
In the end, “they” are out to get Trump and Trumpism.
How America can lower gas prices like other countries
While you pay through the nose at the gas pump, Big Oil is lining its pockets.
Netanyahu delays evacuation of sick Gaza children to UAE amid rising tensions
Israeli Prime Minister’s decision leaves 150 Palestinian children stranded in Gaza amid cross-border attacks.
The Pentagon’s 20-year killing spree has always treated civilians as expendable
Overall, military spending accounts for about half of the federal government’s total discretionary spending -- while programs for helping instead of killing are on short rations for local, state and national government agencies.
‘We gonna rise up, rise up ’til it’s won!:’ 140+ arrested at Pelosi and...
"When the people rise up, the powers come back. They tried to stop us but we keep coming back."