Monday, December 22, 2025

Sanders, Brown Speak Out On Gunboat Diplomacy For Corporations

“We object to any efforts to intimidate and discourage Colombia’s government from taking measures to protect the public health of Colombians in a way that is appropriate, effective and consistent with the country’s trade and public health obligations."

Progressive Briefing for Friday, June 29, 2018

#WomensMarch marches against Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy, Nestlé continues to take California water, the Koch brothers plan for the next Supreme Court justice, and more.

‘Quaint and obsolete?’

As it happens, flagging interest in Guantánamo has coincided with an eerie larger cultural phenomenon—a turn away from history and memory.

Israeli siege leaves 130,000 children trapped and facing starvation in Northern Gaza

130,000 children under 10 face starvation and dire conditions as aid remains blocked in northern Gaza.

Barr is just another word for obstruction

We on the Portland Peace Team were invited out the other day to provide some nonviolent public safety for the local demonstration...

Healthcare ad spending exceeds $65 million in 2019 as insurance industry ramps up effort...

An Axios analysis released Wednesday found that spending on healthcare advertisements has exceeded $65 million in 2019 as dark money organizations, the insurance industry, and...

Former Fort Worth cop arrested and charged with murdering innocent woman at home

Under investigation for fatally shooting an innocent woman at her residence, a Fort Worth police officer resigned Monday and was charged with...

Exxon, Qatar Petroleum get ok to export U.S. fracked gas amidst tangled ties to...

For Exxon, Rosneft, and Qatar Petroleum, it's looking like it'll be a very merry Christmas, indeed.

Federal appeals court rules Florida voting restrictions unconstitutional

"The long and short of it is that once a state provides an avenue to ending the punishment of disenfranchisement — as the voters of Florida plainly did — it must do so consonant with the principles of equal protection.”
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Bernie Sanders fights for laid-off worker protections in $2 trillion stimulus with corporate bailout

The bill would massively expand unemployment benefits, providing laid-off workers up to 100% of their salary and health insurance benefits for four months.