Feminism: Women’s strike in Switzerland with more than 500,000 women participating
On Friday, the 14th of June 2019, hundreds of thousands of women went on strike throughout Switzerland for the second time after 1991....
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 1
Trump accused of rigging FBI's Kavanaugh probe, Sanders demands FBI investigate whether Kavanaugh committed perjury, Las Vegas strip to go dark on one-year anniversary of worst mass shooting in U.S. history, and more.
Video shows mentally ill man’s death in sheriff’s custody
“I don’t want any violence in my city. I want us to view this tape and I want us to learn what we don’t want happening here.”
California police officer under investigation after punching teen on video
“How many of these videos must we see before we do something about police violence in this country?”
Ask not For Whom the Bell Tolls: Police state unbound
"When Donne spoke of the bells tolling "for thee", he was referring to death. But it applies every time we turn a blind eye to those whose lives are being violated in our name."
Federal judge orders Pennsylvania to provide anti-viral hep-c treatment to Mumia Abu-Jamal
This is a big win for Hep-C infected inmates.
Trump’s plan to dismantle national monuments comes with steep cultural and ecological costs
The Trump administration will review the status of The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, one of the country’s most significant cultural sites.
Tenants demand a national renters bill of rights amidst skyrocketing rents and corporate landlord...
Rising up for housing justice: tenants unite to demand a national renters bill of rights.
Battle against the Bayou Bridge pipeline threatens to become the Standing Rock of Louisiana’s...
While Energy Transfer Partners representatives have touted the pipeline as a boon for Louisiana’s economy, its permit application indicates that it will create only 12 new permanent jobs.
Bakken oil now flowing in Dakota Access pipeline, but oil trains to remain on...
“Dakota Access presented no evidence to substantiate the argument that the pipeline will reduce shipments of oil by rail.”