Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Earliest Earth overshoot day ever, it's been over a year since MSNBC mentioned the war in Yemen, Trump wants to strip security clearance of those who have criticized him, and more.
Marine removed from service after participating in Charlottesville violence
“The Marine Corps’ stance on membership in extremist or hate groups remains the same: there is no place for racial hatred or extremism in the Marine Corps."
Watch Bernie Sanders Go Off on Rising Prescription Drug Prices
"I would hope that my Republican colleagues listen to the American people and get their priorities right."
‘We’re still going to be making sure people have access to abortions they want...
CounterSpin interview with Jill Heaviside and Oriaku Njoku on reproductive rights assaults.
I couldn’t go to Standing Rock, so I closed my bank accounts instead
There are 38 banks supporting the Dakota Access pipeline. I found out mine was one of them.
“You are hurting future generations”: Mark Ruffalo’s message to people profiting from fossil fuels
"We are going to keep putting pressure on you businesses and you banks—Citibank, Wells Fargo—to stop poisoning our people and stop financing climate change."
Police officer resigns after punching woman on video
Bonar recently resigned after an independent report called for his immediate termination from the department.
National Park service’s tweets on climate facts mysteriously disappear
Despite Trump's gag order, the National Parks Service is refusing to be silenced.
VIDEO: As Nation Mourns Nine Black Victims of Church Massacre, Details of Suspect’s White...
Dylann Roof, the 21-year-old South Carolina man with apparent sympathies to white supremacy, was captured and charged with a hate crime at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The massacre has effected the entire country.
Four Marines Dead: Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons Are a Security Problem for the US
Now that four Marines have died at the hands of a civilian who was armed with a semi-automatic weapon, is it time we discuss a ban on such weapons? Assault weapons are a significant source of mayhem and security problems in the U.S.