Monday, August 24, 2026

‘In case there was any doubt regarding ‘stand by”: Four people stabbed after pro-Trump...

"The message seems to have shifted from 'stand back and stand by' to 'the fight is on.'"
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“This ruling is huge”: Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million for fueling...

In a landmark ruling, an Oklahoma judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for contributing to the state’s opioid...

Exxon wins New York climate fraud lawsuit

"Nothing in this opinion is intended to absolve ExxonMobil from responsibility for contributing to climate change through the emission of greenhouse gasses in the production of its fossil fuel products."

The Supreme Court has curtailed EPA’s power to regulate carbon pollution – and sent...

The U.S. has entered a new era of administrative law, with an activist court asserting its power to curtail what it perceives as the excesses of regulatory agencies – and not always waiting for those agencies to complete their work.

Oklahoma governor seeks to set nation’s highest tax on wind

“Creating a less competitive energy environment via taxation only hurts consumers.”

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 6

New study links air pollution to dementia, U.K. accuses Russian spies of implementing nerve agent attack, anonymous White House official publishes scathing NYT op-ed, and more.

#WomenDisobey: Hundreds of demonstrators arrested on Capitol Hill for protesting cruel child, family detention

"The mothers, sisters, wives and daughters of America will not stand down until the imprisoned children are released and reunited with their families."

Experts say the use of private email by Trump’s voter fraud commission isn’t legal

Instructions have been lacking, says one commissioner – a sharp contrast with similar groups in the past.

Kentucky Governor Lowers Minimum Wage, Strips Voting Rights

Newly elected Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin has issued five executive orders, the majority of which reverse progressive changes made by former Governor Beshear

Life after Standing Rock

“The U.S. government is wiping out our most important cultural and spiritual areas. And as it erases our footprint from the world, it erases us as a people."