Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 10, 2018
Trump rule would give $2.5 billion tax cut to big bank fat cats, Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion, and more.
Nearly 60 million Americans don’t drink their tap water, research suggests—here’s why that’s a...
Fixing water lines is important, but so is giving people confidence to turn on the tap.
Toxic air – the ‘invisible killer’ that stifles 300 million children
For WHO and its partners, this series of measures to achieve a reduction of pollutants could significantly reduce the number of annual deaths from air pollution.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 8
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food and water, Trump's pick for energy innovation is invested in Big Oil, and Susan Collins' challenger raises millions after vote for Kavanaugh.
World Food Day drives home need for change in the US
The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the current industrialized food supply system, which is nested in an unequal, racialized and gendered socio-economic system experiencing the increasing prevalence of unemployment and food insecurity.
Trump administration reverses part of CDC ‘Friday night massacre,’ but experts warn lasting damage...
Hundreds of scientists rehired after erroneous layoffs, yet key offices still eliminated as public health experts describe a “devastating” blow to U.S. preparedness.
How a Seattle neighborhood confronted food insecurity in the pandemic
Seattle’s square-mile neighborhood of South Park has turned its early pandemic community supports into a sustainable system tackling food insecurity.
How Big Meat worked to rebrand in 2024 — using disinformation
How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
As US ‘drowning’ in unused doses, WHO Chief laments ‘horrifying injustice’ of Covid-19 vaccine...
“None of us is safe until all of us are safe. The tragedy of this pandemic is that it could have been under control by now, if vaccines had been allocated more equitably.”
Wash your hands? Despite pandemic, thousands still have no water in Detroit, a coronavirus...
Despite the city announcing a moratorium on water shutoffs and a program to help thousands of residents restore service last month, people in Detroit are still reporting lack of access to water and even ongoing shutoffs.