Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Trump administration fails to meet reunification deadline for immigrant children, Neighbors call cops on 12-year-old black kid for delivering newspapers, Trump pardons Oregon ranchers, and more.
Air pollution linked to severe mental illness
The study showed that millions would be harmed by incremental increases in air pollution, and, conversely, reducing air pollution could therefore benefit millions of people.
5 biggest pesticide companies are making billions from ‘highly hazardous’ chemicals, investigation finds
The researchers found that the sale of these highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), disproportionately occurred in poorer nations, which often have fewer regulations than industrialized nations.
New initiative aims to mobilize the restaurant industry to fight climate change
Restore California will fund farmers to switch to regenerative agriculture practices.
Saying government-funded healthcare’s too costly is nuts…unless you think the US uniquely can’t do...
The attack on Medicare for All is on...
North Dakota’s oil spill record: 85 pipeline accidents in 20 years
A new study finds that Standing Rock protesters’ concerns about the DAPL pipeline are well founded.
As wealthy nations debate giving booster vaccine shots, calls grow for global vaccine equity
“This is an emergency that affects all of us because variants are coming from areas where there are large numbers of unvaccinated people.”
Monsanto’s in trouble again: Mega corp faces class action suit over allegedly violating two...
Legal aid lawyers and experts say cases they see are a small sample of all the violations that occur.
How The National Review Pushed A Lie Into The Supreme Court Contraception Case
Prior to oral arguments, the National Review falsely alleged that a leading expert on religious liberty law had "retracted" his support for the government's position. This falsehood was then apparently referred to during oral arguments.
Leading Democrats are way behind the public on health care
60 percent of Americans support single payer health care. So why is the party leadership dragging its feet?