Journalist Amy Goodman to Turn Herself in to North Dakota Authorities
The Committee to Protect Journalists has said that the warrant is "a transparent attempt to intimidate reporters from covering protests of significant public interest."
Let’s get arrested with Jane Fonda
“It is unsustainable to continue to believe [in] our system of runaway, unaccountable, lawbreaking pursuit of profit.”
How a national infrastructure program would protect Americans from hurricanes
“I don’t subscribe to the idea that infrastructure is just bridges and roads.”
How one organization is keeping the spirit of Occupy Wall Street alive
Occupy Wall Street changed the world and how people articulated their grievances, but it did not last long enough to seize upon its own victories.
People’s Summit drives new wave of progressive candidates
“This is not going to work, even if I win, based on one person winning one race. It’s going to work by building a movement that is everywhere.”
Hundreds of California farmworkers begin 335-mile march for voting rights
In California, hundreds of farmworkers are marching for 24 days to demand better protections against voter suppression in union elections.
Election deniers and defenders poised for next phase in voting wars
Unprecedented efforts by pro-Trump Republicans and election officials are targeting 2022’s general election.
If this is artificial intelligence, let’s go with real stupidity
With AI, no matter how sophisticated it might seem, the consequences in war are apt to be horrific.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
ICE served eviction notice in Syracuse, Trump tweaks capital gains to benefit the rich, US deports parents but keeps their children, and more.
Former Pennsylvania Treasurer sentenced to prison for attempted extortion
“When an individual’s ambition trumps his or her good judgment and their otherwise good character, that’s when crimes happen… "