Deputies Plead Guilty to Covering Up Assault Against Inmate’s Brother
Two of the five deputies accused of brutally assaulting an inmate’s brother visiting the Men’s County Jail in Los Angeles have already pled guilty to criminal charges. Just another example of police brutality and deputies’ false reports.
Trump-Musk foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, study warns
Researchers say slashing 83 percent of USAID programs threatens to erase two decades of global health gains, with children under five accounting for one-third of projected fatalities.
The Right Staff
A new movie about the African-American women mathematicians in the NASA space program adds critical depth and detail to the legend of The Right Stuff.
The trick to make capitalism help solve climate change
The best step any nation can take toward mitigating climate change is a revenue-neutral carbon fee. Here’s how it works.
Starbucks ignores worker demands at its peril
Baristas have launched the largest strike in their company’s history and are standing firm until their demands are met.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 20, 2018
U.S. prisoners organize massive prison strike, Catholic leaders do damage control, ICE detains a man driving his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth, and more.
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Trump’s transgender military ban
Yet another defeat for the Trump administration.
Suicide is never painless—yet right-wing implosions bring positive changes
The dread now transcends democracy,/ But what survives kakistocracy?
Cowboys and Indians 2016: Fight for the Planet
Perhaps it’s time to finally listen to and learn from people who lived here sustainably for thousands of years.
Blaming BLM for homicide rise—and excusing massive spike in gun sales
The mainstream media say civil rights movement calls to action are affecting public safety—while largely ignoring any policy proposals that could keep guns off the street.