Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.
12 years after Katrina, Hurricane Harvey pummels Gulf Coast and its climate science-denying politicians
Do climate-deniers consider that when extreme weather devastates the Gulf Coast, those industries they are trying to promote are crippled as well?
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Americans explode after Trump's summit with Putin, Justice Department arrests Russia national with ties to Trump and the NRA, all the people convicted of treason in the US, and more.
Canada’s hollow celebration
As Canadians celebrate 150 years of nationhood it seems that the ongoing suffering of the country’s original inhabitants is once again mostly absent from the stories we tell about ourselves.
Palestinian lives matter
We can’t say we support justice and human rights in this country while supporting violence and expulsion abroad.
How Intellectual Property Rules Help the Rich and Hurt the Poor
While the future may actually be one of continually rising inequality, it is important to realize that technology is not the culprit.
Dakota Access Pipeline: “There are no acceptable rerouting options”
“There are no acceptable rerouting options, there is only one solution: stop this pipeline.”
Ethiopians are Crying out for Freedom and Justice
The ruling party of Ethiopia needs to stop the violence, but will no doubt ignore such reasonable calls. The movement for change, however, is sweeping through the country, and the struggle for freedom will go on.
The plot to kill Julian Assange: Report reveals CIA’s plan to kidnap, assassinate Wikileaks...
“This is the CIA talking about conspiracy to kidnap and murder an Australian citizen and an award-winning journalist and editor who has done nothing but publish truthful information.”
Who is more advanced? 29 Muslim-majority states will have more liberal abortion laws than...
Only 18 of 47 Muslim-majority countries have abortion laws today as restrictive as that in Texas...which is the model for a raft of laws to be enacted as soon as Roe is struck down.