Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Revised Dash Cam Video Shows Arrest of Alleged Suicide Victim

While Sandra Bland’s death had been ruled a suicide from self-inflicted asphyxiation, her family suspects Bland was the victim of foul play. With the release of the unedited version of the dash cam video, could this tell the truth?

Socialists just showed the Democratic Party how to win across the US

Tuesday night’s progressive electoral wave is proof that embracing a bold left agenda is the key to victory.

Punishing the exploited: An exploration of the growing wealth gap

We must find momentum through our discontent, and be “outraged enough to become even more politically active.”

New anti-protest laws cast a long shadow on First Amendment rights

Tiffany Crutcher was worried.  Oklahoma lawmakers had passed a new measure stiffening penalties for protesters who block roadways and...

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.

Courage is contagious

Moving from fear to action in a disturbing world.

What Really Poisoned the Water in Flint, Michigan

Flint reveals that there is a much deeper contamination poisoning our country's political morals: namely, an insidious right-wing belief that poor people (particularly people of color who are poor) are underserving moochers whose misfortunes can be ignored.

‘Textbook authoritarianism’: Trump aims IRS criminal division at left-leaning groups, donors

There is an active “weaponization” of the agency to target the far-right president’s political opponents and groups peacefully organizing against his administration’s destruction agenda.

Maryland bans fracking

“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”