Report: Chicago cops ignored recommendation to fire officers after Laquan McDonald shooting
A leaked Inspector General report shows law enforcement closing ranks.
Why 116,000 black women are walking throughout the US
Thirty minutes a day begins as a walk toward freedom from illness, disease, exhaustion, and, in some cases, trauma.
Samuel Alito flew upside-down flag, symbol of Trump support, days after Jan. 6
“Supreme Court justices should be held to the highest ethical standards, not the lowest.”
How Biden protected workers during the debt ceiling fight
The deal protects Social Security and other lifelines while raising the debt ceiling for two years and safeguarding the world economy.
#NoLameDuck Uprising this November: Stop the TPP!
Tell Congress “Don’t Duck Democracy!”
“No Kings. No Thrones. No Crowns.”: Millions to protest Saturday in 1000s of cities,...
“We are engaging in the most American activity in the world, which is coming together in peaceful protest of our government.”
Indigenous resistance disrupts billions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually
“Indigenous communities resisting oil, gas, and coal projects across their territory are demonstrating true climate leadership.”
Bike-Powered Farming Program Turns Lawns Into Urban Farms
A landowner or renter with owner consent, can donate their chemical-free lawn to Fleet Farming, which will then build a food-producing plot at least 500 square feet in size.
VICTORY: Washington DC Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Several other cities have passed minimum wage laws, promising to have a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2020 or 2021.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 31
Corporate profits reach new heights, Trump cancels pay raise for federal workers, Canada rescinds Trans Mountain pipeline approval, and more.