ALEC Influence in Ohio Greases Skids for Anti-Protest Bill
The bill, the "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act," being pushed by ALEC around the country makes it a felony for protestors to trespass on energy company property, such as pipelines, refineries, and power plants.
Japanese-American internment survivors protest plan to jail migrant kids at Fort Sill, a WWII...
"There’s a historical pattern of detention and separation of families that we’re seeing across the United States, affecting immigrant communities and affecting communities of color."
UK: Fragmentation and decline under conservative rule
Beyond the madness of the Queen's funeral etc.
An economic no-brainer: Empower women, empower economies
As the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and a leader in advocating for increased investment and action toward...
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 27
The 7 senators who will decide Kavanaugh’s fate, more police violence, a declaration from the third Kavanaugh accuser, and more.
Pope Francis tells Trump that climate change is real and solidarity is key
Trump is a little unlikely to get it. But the point of publicly bestowing on him this gift is that the Pope hopes the rest of us will.
Demanding wide-reaching reforms and an end to slavery, inmates in 17 States plan prison...
"Every single field and industry is affected on some level by prisons, from our license plates to the fast food that we eat to the stores that we shop at."
‘Stand your ground’ laws linked to 11% spike in US gun homicides: study
Researchers say the state-level laws "should be reconsidered to prevent unnecessary violent deaths."
The shame of injustice
Everything that causes injustice must be uprooted, within the structures under which we live, but also, and perhaps more importantly, within the consciousness of the individual.
Donald Trump’s swamp: Meet ten potential energy and climate cabinet picks and the pickers
Nearly everyone who remains on Trump's likely climate and energy list, or is helping pick those positions, has ties to corporate lobbying, corporate leadership, or corporate-funded think tanks.