Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
Former L.A. Sheriff Withdraws Guilty Plea
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca withdrew his guilty plea on Monday. His case will now go to trial.
California Neo-Nazi group members arrested for role in violence at rallies in CA and...
The men are accused of participating in violent attacks, as well as using the internet to incite violence ahead of various events.
76% Want Four-Person Debates, Why Are Establishment Elites Preventing It
We Are Calling for People to Occupy the Debates
What ‘abolish ICE’ really means
As I stepped inside the Cannon House Office Building on a Tuesday in July, I felt like I was taking a step...
Indigenous organization demand action to halt the destruction of the Amazon
Devastating wild fires have destroyed nearly 1 million hectares in Bolivia.
30+ civil rights organizations call on elected officials to stop Amazon’s doorbell surveillance partnerships...
"Our elected officials must demand answers from their law enforcement officials, and must put a stop to these dangerous practices.”
From climate change to nuclear war, Noam Chomsky warns of literal threats to our...
Noam Chomsky speaks about the two most dangerous threats the human species faces today: the possibility of nuclear war and the accelerating destruction of human-fueled climate change.
“Now is the time for our demands to be heard”: Chicago teachers strike for...
"We don’t want to be out of our schools tomorrow but sometimes you have to take a hard step in order to get what’s right.”
Coca-Cola workers fighting for their rights in Haiti, Indonesia, Ireland, and the USA still...
The Coca-Cola Company will only act to remedy these multiple human rights violations when it feels that the brand name is threatened by public exposure of its record.