Cities Turning to a Plastic-Free Future
Plastic Free July is asking you to ditch one-time use plastic goods for an entire month.
Trade denialism continues: Trade really did kill manufacturing jobs
This level of dishonesty separates trade out from most other areas of public debate.
How a worker cooperative is mitigating the stray animal crisis in Texas
Houston’s Pet Care Co-op empowers humans and helps animals survive.
Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not ‘whistleblowers’ — they’re cruel vigilantes
Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.
Lock Up the Men, Evict the Women and Children
Part of the daily reality of poverty in America, evictions—along with mass incarceration—are the mechanisms used to destroy communities and profit from the misery of the poor.
How Best to Train the Next Generation of Activists? Give Them Chores
Teaching kids to leave things better than they found them work not only on bedrooms and kitchens, but also on the world's bigger messes.
Standoff at Standing Rock: Even Attack Dogs Can’t Stop the Native American Resistance
The battle against the Dakota Access pipeline is being waged as a renewed assertion of indigenous rights and sovereignty, as a fight to protect clean water, but, most importantly, as part of the global struggle to combat climate change and break from dependence on fossil fuels.
Gaza: it’s not a war it’s genocide
The cost of inaction: a deep dive into the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the global response.
Former California cop pleads guilty to bribery
Montebello Police Officer Rudolph Petersen will face a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, July 19, 2018
"It is time for him to go!" - Michael Avenatti and Alyssa Milano at the White House, Former NY Senate Leader and son convicted of corruption charges in retrial and more.









