San Francisco approves police deployment of potentially lethal, remote-controlled robots
“Robots will only be used as a deadly force option when [the] risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent and outweighs any other force option available to SFPD.”
House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
Democrats demand transparency on Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 secret plans
House Democrats push the Heritage Foundation to reveal the hidden Fourth Pillar of Project 2025, which could include extreme and dangerous policy actions under a potential second Trump presidency.
The hidden money funding the midterms
Strategies that let super PACs delay revealing their donors until after the election are gaining popularity among both Democrats and Republicans.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 24
Nationwide walkout for sexual assault survivors, Kavanaugh struggles with more questions, undocumented immigrants refuse to testify on domestic abuse, and more.
The Kimmel fight revealed the anti-Trump opposition’s secret weapon
The people have more power than we realize. And the people in power are terrified of it.
End Polluter Welfare Act introduced to Senate
“Providing corporate giveaways during a time of widespread suffering to fossil-fuel companies is unconscionable.”
Omar, Sanders introduce End Polluter Welfare Act to close tax loopholes and eliminate federal...
"Today more than ever we need to protect people and the planet, not polluters and their profits.
New Jersey police chief charged with drunk driving and fleeing after crash
Bordentown Township Police Chief Brian Pesce has also been placed on restricted duty.
Indigenous Peruvians protest mining pollution
In countries like Peru, extractive industries contract police to suppress Indigenous protesters and detain international observers — including me.