Workers In This State Will Soon Be Guaranteed A Paid Day Off When They...
Five states in the country will now guarantee paid sick leave for their workers.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.
The Economy We Want Starts With a Constitutional Amendment
A more democratic and equal election system is the first step toward a more democratic and equal economy.
Taxpayers charged $7 billion a year to subsidize fossil fuels on public lands
"This report makes it clear as day that the Trump agenda is the fossil fuel billionaire agenda."
BREAKING: Justice Department Breaks Ties with Private Prisons
The Department of Justice will phase out their use of private prisons altogether, dealing a significant blow to several private-prison corporations.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
6 ways governments around the world are taking climate action
A surge in political momentum like this, from so many nations at once, gives us hope for a sustainable future.
Analysis: 26 US billionaires paid average tax rate of just 4.8% in recent years
"When you include their untaxed wealth growth in the calculation, many billionaires pay almost nothing," said Frank Clemente of Americans for Tax Fairness.
Call embraced for prolonged student walkout over nation’s refusal to act on guns
"How can we expect them to walk into the firing line every day?" asked one group in support for the proposal.
Big Oil and Gas Want Them Out, But One Small Clan is Standing Up...
A First Nations clan is bringing pipeline projects to a grinding halt—simply by occupying their traditional lands.