Progressive Briefing for Monday, June 25, 2018
Poor People's Campaign marches on Washington, Saudi Arabia lifts the ban on women driving, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is kicked out of a restaurant, and more.
City officials charged with accepting bribes
"That said, the city will take action to address these serious allegations which strike at the heart of city governance and integrity.”
Indigenous self-determination is key climate solution in new report
The National Climate Assessment affirms that Indigenous peoples bear both the weight of climate change’s impacts and carry knowledge that may help lessen its burden.
Amazon, Starbucks and the sparking of a new American union movement
Media interest in the campaigns at Starbucks and Amazon suggests the American public may finally be paying attention.
After the March for Science, keep moving
This weekend’s march is a start. A climate scientist urges us to follow through in our personal lives as well as in our community.
Protest at White House Kicks Off Nationwide Days of Action
White House protest kicks off nationwide days of action in 38 US cities, protests also held in seven countries.
After Las Vegas, these are the questions that can bring us peace
If we can stop clinging to stories that obscure the truth of what happened, then what follows easily is, How can I help?
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police for Shooting Son in the Back
Darrien Hunt’s family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Saratoga Springs and the two officers who shot him to death for carrying a souvenir sword. Do law enforcement officials only draw their guns to kill?
Report Warns TPP Will Force Another Mass-Migration Into US
“Look around the rain-fed corn farms in Oaxaca state, and in vast areas of Mexico, and one sees few young men, just elderly people and single mothers.”
Discovering racism and then discovering it anew
Charlottesville was an awakening.