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."
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.
Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year – where does it...
According to recent estimates, over 8 million tons of plastic enter the oceans every year.
Improved Medicare For All becoming unstoppable
People are pushing back against the false narrative and are forcing the media, in some instances, to tell the truth.
Victory in superdelegates fight means: Grassroots can win
Leadership must come from the grassroots. That’s how superdelegates met their long-overdue demise.
Scoring Trump’s tax cuts so far: $280k for rich lawmakers, pennies for working people
Very few businesses have raised wages thanks to corporate tax cuts, but executives and lawmakers are buying new yachts.