Monday, November 9, 2026

Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death, but rising inequality too

Not everyone is struggling. In fact, some actually benefit economically from these extreme weather events.

The growing myth of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa

Donald Trump’s lack of curiosity or basic knowledge of the world becomes most dangerous, exacerbating tensions in faraway places that he simply doesn’t understand and views through a prism created by right wing hacks (and his own long held racist views).

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 29

Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico, California joins nine other states and enacts trio of gun control bills that affect domestic violence offenders and more.

California joins nine other states and passes trio of gun control bills that affect...

“People at risk of harming themselves or others should not have easy access to firearms."
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1968 DNC protests, 50 years later: Organizers recall coalition building & running pig for...

“Rioting is not going to get it. What you have to do is get organized.”

Family of innocent man awarded $14.35M settlement after deputies fatally shot him

"We are always striving to improve how we handle split-second life and death situations in an effort to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.”

Why the DNC’s Superdelegate reforms were a major victory for the Sanders wing

This package of reforms is just a starting point for a wholesale transformation of the party.

Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, August 28

Student loan watchdog quits, progressives launch campaign against Kavanaugh, air pollution harms cognitive performance, and more.

Progressive coalition pressures Senate Democrats demanding their opposition to Brett Kavanaugh

"Democratic senators should be united in opposition to Kavanaugh, instead of letting Republican senators ram through the confirmation of a nominee who was selected to protect the president from prosecution."
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Sanders backers win major reforms as Democratic Nat’l Committee votes to limit superdelegate power

Democrats voted to vastly reduce the power of superdelegates in choosing the party’s presidential nominee.