Tuesday, November 10, 2026

How wage inflation became the Fed’s red line

For decades, the Federal Reserve has acted quickly when wages rise, while other sources of inflation have often received a slower response. Amid the latest inflation surge, it may be time to reconsider.

Jimmy Kimmel’s reinstatement shows the power of noncooperation

What we’ve seen is the power of the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, to approve mergers and how that gives the executive branch dangerous leverage over media.

A baby was separated from her uncle at the border. Three months later, her...

Sendy Karina Ferrera Amaya has spent the three months since Liah was taken into U.S. custody trying to get her daughter released from foster care for unaccompanied immigrant children.

How to protect all workers from extreme heat on the job

It served as another reminder that the threat of heat stress grows each year and of the pressing need to deliver commonsense protections for all workers.

Trump’s Muslim bans impoverish us all

We should welcome refugees and immigrants to the United States because it’s good for our society, for our economy, and for our nation.

Ex-Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke freed early over murdering Laquan McDonald; activists seek Fed...

Van Dyke—who was the first police officer in the United States to be charged with murder for an on-duty shooting—was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison, but was freed early for “good behavior” after only serving a little over three years of his sentence.

These kids used their spring break to protest Trump

Last week, hundreds of young people from around the country traveled to Washington, D.C. to stand up for their families and demonstrate against Trump’s immigrant policies.

Victory! Zambia Bans Child Marriage

It is now illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be married in Zambia.

Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 2, 2018

Warren urges delay in confirmation vote for CFPB Director, new President of Mexico vows to ban fracking, Portland cracks down on fossil fuels, and more.

How Far Will Americans Take Anti-Muslim Hate?

At a time when the Alt-Right is boasting of being a Trump constituency, it should be remembered that the white far right kills far more Americans in terrorist attacks, but no one discriminates against white people on that basis.