He was filming on his phone. Then a deputy attacked him and charged him...
Police can arrest people for “cover charges,” like resisting arrest, to justify their use of excessive force and shield themselves from liability. In Jefferson Parish, 73% of the time someone is arrested on a “cover charge” alone, they’re Black.
Inflation inequality: Poorest Americans are hit hardest by soaring prices on necessities
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from...
Nicaragua at the barricades
The only thing I am sure of is that Nicaragua always does better when the United States is looking elsewhere.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 13, 2018
Justice Department reopens the Emmett Tiller investigation, Trump's global chaos tour, Ireland passes bill to fully divest from fossil fuel by end of 2018, and more.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Biden’s emergency abortion rule appeal, allowing Texas ban to...
This decision came on the first day of the Court’s new term and has significant implications for the legal landscape of reproductive rights across the country.
Do you need luck to get really rich?
A little ruthlessness, Elon reminds us, can go a long way.
Six women sue Harvey Weinstein and associates for covering-up sexual assaults
“Let’s finally do something about it.”
For Afghan women, the frightening return of ‘vice and virtue’
The Taliban are going back on their promise to respect women’s rights.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 27, 2018
What you need to know about the Democratic Socialists of America, as Trump Administration misses family reunification deadline, children protest "horrific" immigration policy, and more.
New report offers blueprint for a ‘clean slate’ for workers to fight economic inequality...
“Democracy at work should be a right, not a fight.”