Study Confirms Network Evening Newscasts Have Abandoned Policy Coverage For 2016 Campaign
It’s troubling that the networks have decided this year to walk away from their responsibility to help inform voters about key issues of public concern.
U.N. report finds over 7 million children worldwide are being held in various kinds...
The global study was published in November, on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the landmark international treaty affirming the world’s commitment to protecting children.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash panned for new lobby group to fight worker rights
"There's nothing about working on an app, or having some flexibility in your work schedule that means people need to forfeit basic workers' rights."
Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 8
Humans, fish and other animals are consuming microfibers in our food and water, Trump's pick for energy innovation is invested in Big Oil, and Susan Collins' challenger raises millions after vote for Kavanaugh.
Trump turns Pentagon into Department of War on First Amendment
Is this an authoritarian impulse?
Chicago cop under investigation after body-slamming man on video
“While a single video does not depict the entirety of the interactions between the police and the individual, this particular video is very disturbing.”
Minnesotans rally to ‘Hold the Line’ against an Enbridge pipeline project
Indigenous people aren’t the only ones opposed to the plan.
Bruno Mars donates $1 million to Flint water crisis relief effort
“Ongoing challenges remain years later for Flint residents, and it’s important that we don’t forget our brothers and sisters affected by this disaster.”
Portuguese Medical Association President Calls for Global Ban on Glyphosate
The President of the Portuguese Medical Association, José Manuel Silva, has called for a Global ban on the World’s most used herbicide, Glyphosate, over the many health concerns surrounding the chemical.
Watch: A Year After Freddie Gray, Baltimore Is Still Rising
Tired of waiting for outside help, grassroots organizations are generating resources from within the African American community.