Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 24
Congressman and his wife plead not guilty to campaign spending charges, Kroger to phase out plastic bags, and more.
California Freeways Will Soon Generate Electricity
If they are successful, perhaps other states will consider harvesting electricity from their busy roadways.
Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage
If convicted, Yanjun Xu could face up to 25 years in federal prison.
What Obama’s Climate Legacy Tells Us About Executive Power
Incremental progress beats no progress. But the climate needs all hands, and all branches of government, on deck.
Trump defies court order, deports hundreds under 1798 wartime law in unprecedented legal overreach
Despite a federal judge’s order to halt deportations, the Trump administration expelled over 200 Venezuelans and a Brown University doctor, sparking outrage over its use of an 18th-century law and open defiance of the judiciary.
Tackling the ‘Impossible’: Ending Violence
Whenever, in ordinary circumstances, the subject of violence comes up, most people throw up their hands in horror and comment along the...
Rage Against the ICE Machine
Trump’s ICE forces are facing militant and organized opposition everywhere they turn.
‘We won’: Environmental activists claim victory after Detroit incinerator closes
Citing poor air quality and environmental racism, residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.
How broadcast networks covered climate change in 2016
The networks failed to devote significant coverage to climate-related policies, but they still found the time to uncritically air climate denial.
The hunger president
As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.