Indigenous activists win ‘David v. Goliath’ victory as court rejects $4.5B Trans Mountain pipeline
On Thursday, Justice Eleanor Dawson nullified licensing for the $7.4 billion project and brought construction to a halt until the National Energy Board and the federal government complete court-ordered fixes.
‘What are they hiding?:’ Kavanaugh confirmation hearings begin despite suppression of 100K documents
Critics warn his confirmation could lead to major rollbacks of civil rights, environmental regulations, gun control measures, voting rights and reproductive rights, including possibly overturning Roe v. Wade.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 4
Day one of Kavanaugh proceedings, 87 elephants found dead due to poaching, environmentalists don't vote in elections, and more.
87 elephants found dead in Botswana sanctuary, poaching to blame
"We have the world's largest elephant population, and it's open season for poachers."
Executive excess: How taxpayers subsidize giant corporate pay gaps
More than two-thirds of the top federal contractors and corporate subsidy recipients paid their CEO more than 100 times their median worker pay in 2017.
New report outlines Trump’s actual work agenda: ‘Drop dead’
"Trump has betrayed America's workforce, sacrificing lives at the altar of industry profits."
Tenth anniversary of financial collapse, preparing for the next crash
Many of the root causes of the crisis remain today, making another economic downturn or collapse possible.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 3
Labor Day: When workers are recognized as human, $30 trillion to the richest white Americans, Los Angeles educators vote to strike, and more.
What just happened? $30 trillion to the richest white Americans since 2008
These fortunate takers profited mainly from the stock market, which has more than tripled in value since the end of 2008.
Is America truly exceptional, can it be called the wealthiest country in the world?
So we can say that this country is exceptional and is the wealthiest one in the world but that doesn’t make it so.