For immigrant children, empathy is not enough
These children deserve our tears, too.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, June 27, 2018
28-year-old Democratic Socialist wins the New York primary, the Supreme Court upholds Muslim ban and sides with anti-abortion centers, Occupy ICE protests spread, a federal judge sides with Big Oil, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
Netflix executive fired after repeatedly using racial slur
"Leaders have to be beyond reproach in the example we set and unfortunately I fell short of that standard when I was insensitive in speaking to my team about words that offend in comedy.”
Progressive Briefing for Monday, June 25, 2018
Poor People's Campaign marches on Washington, Saudi Arabia lifts the ban on women driving, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is kicked out of a restaurant, and more.
Trump supporters furious at Wikileaks for posting database of ICE agents and employees
“ICEPatrol is an important public resource for understanding ICE programs and increasing accountability, especially in light of the extreme actions taken by ICE lately, such as the separation of children and parents at the US border.”
‘No justice, no sleep!’ protesters blare audio of crying detained children outside DHS Secretary...
"There's a child snatcher living in Alexandria, Virginia."
Investigation: Substandard medical care in ICE detention is killing immigrants, endangering lives
"ICE, the agency that’s detaining now 40,000 people… and wants to expand, cannot provide adequately for the safety of the people that it holds.”
Inhumanity at the border – and beyond
If the Trump administration can show such disregard for society’s most vulnerable people, what does that mean for clean water, endangered species and other environmental issues?
Report from McAllen, Texas: No one knows what will happen now to separated migrant...
"So it might be many months, and in some cases maybe over a year ... before parents before they even get a chance of sponsoring and seeing their children again."