Former Green Beret pleads guilty to spying for Russia
“Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins betrayed this nation and his fellow serviceman, putting Americans and our national security at risk by providing national defense information to Russia’s Intelligence Service.”
Is This Election Inspiring a Democratic Awakening?
A citizen-centered view of democracy emphasizing the agency of the people was widespread in the civil rights movement and is emerging again in the 21st century.
Pledge to buy non-GMO
Have you ever asked yourself why our food is being produced and modified by the biotech industry?
The NYPD said the killing of Kawaski Trawick ‘appears to be justified.’ Video shows...
Kawaski
Trawick was shot and killed in his Bronx apartment by a New York Police
Department officer on April 14, 2019. The...
Now’s the time for Medicare for all
It's either expensive health care for the few, or affordable health care for the many.
Hillary: Gender, Power, and “It’s Not Me, It’s You”
This weekend Madeleine Albright introduced Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire saying, “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t support other women."
Cold-War-Style Propaganda Posing as News at the New York Times
The Times has written a lot of verbiage about the controversial Keystone XL pipeline along with being a shameless promoter of war. Have we reached a nadir in journalism here in the U.S.?
FCC faces backlash over push to lift media ownership limits amid threats to local...
Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt resigns from the EPA, grassroots groups demand tech companies cut ties with ICE, a 20-foot-tall Trump blimp gets the okay in London, and more.
Homeless man files lawsuit after wrongfully arrested for using counterfeit $10 bill at Burger...
“A person like me would've gotten an apology, but a person like Emory somehow finds his way in handcuffs for trying to pay for his breakfast with real money.”