Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 22
Paul Manafort found guilty, Michael Cohen pleads guilty, EPA admits Trump would sacrifice lives for coal, and more.
$1.9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Sandra Bland
Included in the settlement, Waller County Jail will be required to install automated electronic sensors to ensure accurate detainee checks without potential falsification of records.
Video reveals police sergeant kicking handcuffed teen in the face
“That is unacceptable and intolerable and that’s why we charged him.”
To win on immigration, we have to lead with love
We default to an “us versus them” dichotomy, when we should be talking about communities and how we can make them work for everyone.
Off-duty cop charged with shooting unarmed teen
A spokesperson for the department told reporters that they intend to suspend Daniel Dolan without pay.
Restrictions on Syrian Refugees Driven by Fear, Xenophobia
Interview with Congressmember Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim member of Congress. “We’ve had 750,000 refugees come into this country since the year 2001. None of them – not one – has been engaged in terrorism,” Ellison says.
Striking Kellogg’s workers vow to hold out for better contract, urge boycott of company’s...
“We are fighting for equal pay and equal benefits regardless of what the company is putting out there.”
Farming Frogs Can Save Them From Extinction
Diseases are killing off many of Panama’s frog and salamander species. Are there enough animals left to breed them in captivity?
The fuel shortages in Cuba are worse than you think
Cubans on the island are charting their own course outside U.S. hegemony and it is clear that the U.S.’s policy is to try and deny them that right.
Medicare Advantage overbills taxpayers by $140 billion a year—enough to wipe out Medicare premiums
"Medicare Advantage is just another example of the endless greed of the insurance industry poisoning American healthcare," says a new report from Physicians for a National Health Program.