Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 23, 2018
White supremacist barred from Virginia, Trump threatens the Iranian president, corporate Democrats plan a counterrevolution, and more.
America’s inherited wealth dynasties park trillions out of reach of taxation
It is equally important to understand how multi-generational wealth dynasties are deploying dynasty trusts and other elaborate tax dodges to sequester trillions and dodge inheritance taxes.
Anti-fascist heroines then and now
"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."
2 Officers Found Guilty of Sodomizing a Young Black Man are Still on the...
Despite being found guilty of raping Coffie with a screwdriver and lying under oath, the officers never served a jail sentence, and, perhaps most shockingly of all, 12 years later, both officers are still employed by the Chicago Police Department.
Sorry Donald, Republicans own health care now
Republicans own the government, and so, they own Obamacare. That’s what Obama intended and that’s why Obamacare will never be truly repealed.
After Hurricane Ida, a historic Black community races to save its future
Residents of Ironton, Louisiana are rallying for their share of recovery funds.
Trump announces support for completing Dakota Pipeline
“This is the definition of corruption. The president of the United States should not be trading favors with oil and gas corporations."
Nice people make the best Nazis: The moral bankruptcy of silent Trump voters
Trump’s many spoken bigotries were not a deal-breaker for the silent majority of ‘nice’ supporters. That is the true disgrace.
The Supreme Court Just Blocked The Harshest Abortion Ban In The Country
But that doesn't mean reproductive rights are safe from the justices.
Dictionaries banned in Florida school district following new DeSantis legislation
Controversial book removals spark debate over educational freedom in Florida.









