Friday, May 15, 2026

US strike activity surged in 2022 as SCOTUS workers’ rights ruling looms

"Workers will face potential liability for any damages the employer deems to be related to the work stoppage. This would greatly limit workers ability to strike and would be a gross misinterpretation of the NLRA."

The ideology that unites Trump and the authoritarians he admires

It's about propping up "besieged majorities" in multiethnic countries.

CNN’s industry spin shows need for independent debates

CNN painfully demonstrated this week why we need independently-run presidential debates. With its ESPN-like introductions to the candidates, and its insistence on questions that...

Liberals are criticizing the Korea Summit from the Right. Here’s why they have it...

With an end to the 68-year Korean War finally in sight, some U.S. “progressives” are pushing Trump to be more hardline – despite the fact that Koreans overwhelmingly want peace.

Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 31

Corporate profits reach new heights, Trump cancels pay raise for federal workers, Canada rescinds Trans Mountain pipeline approval, and more.

How taxpayers covered a $1,000 liquor bill for Trump staffers (and more) at Trump’s...

A top-shelf, closed-door drinking session. $546-a-night hotel rooms. A special government credit card for Mar-a-Lago. Taxpayers foot the costs – and the president profits.

Brazil’s Congress passes bill to pave highway through heart of Amazon Rainforest

Researchers say the road could threaten the rainforest’s existence.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Farmers need a $12 billion bailout to offset Trump's tariffs, Ivanka Trump dumps fashion brand, new emails show the lies of Sarah Sanders, and more.

Building the world back better?

Instead of consigning China to the doghouse, why not create one big Green reconstruction team?

Forget the Dow Jones. How’s Doug Jones?

The stock market is owned by the rich. It tells you little about how ordinary Americans are doing.