Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Can Dems flee corporate, status quo shackles, then press reforms that address systemic wreckage?

Why did the Harris team think “more of the same” would win this year? Now truly, and not in a good way, anyone can be president – character, morality, competence and respect for the law be damned.

Exposé shows rise of Heartland Institute’s climate denial efforts overseas, using dark money and...

A German sting shines more light on Heartland Institute's tactics.

In Syria, endgame or war without end?

"...the administration has redefined its goals to include the exit of all Iranian military and proxy forces from Syria, and establishment of a stable, nonthreatening government acceptable to all Syrians and the international community."

Ocean warming study so distressing, some scientists didn’t even want to talk about it

Researchers examining the ocean off the east coast of North America found that the water's surface was 13.8°C, or 14.8°F, hotter than the average temperature between 1981 and 2011.

Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns

Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.

Major US outlets withheld reporting on Trump-approved Venezuela raid

Semafor reports leading newsrooms delayed publication after warnings that coverage could endanger U.S. troops.

The materialist mind is trying to resolve an existential crisis

“Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans.” — John Lennon

Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 10

"How much perjury is too much perjury from a Supreme Court nominee?"

The tie that truly binds grand fortune and great talent

Our world’s richest are increasingly monopolizing the smarts of our smartest.
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‘Data Colonialism’: Native communities fight AI data centers on indigenous land

As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, an activist said, “We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.”