Under siege: Gaza’s medical heroes plead for ceasefire as hospitals crumble in conflict
Doctors and nurses in Gaza's ravaged hospitals call for urgent ceasefire amidst unprecedented destruction.
Does Brazil have an app that can upend digital finance?
Washington’s unease is rising as Brazil’s Pix bypasses U.S.-dominated payment networks. The country’s digital payment revolution may soon be impossible to contain as other countries adapt their own models.
Trump’s Space Force
“I have not yet heard a compelling case why we need a separate force.”
With climate indicators ‘off the charts,’ UN chief calls policies of rich nations a...
"We have the tools, the knowledge, and the solutions," said U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres. "But we must pick up the pace."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 20
Lawsuit filed against officers for false arrest, mosquitoes could spread microplastics, Feds pledge more funds to target violence against Native American women, and more.
Report: Proposed EPA cuts further imperil environmental protections in cash-strapped states
As Trump pushes to slash the EPA’s budget to its lowest level in four decades, 15 years of state-level cuts have already hollowed out environmental enforcement across the country.
Billionaires made more money in 2017 than any other year in recorded history
Meanwhile, 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty and "5.3 million live in Third World conditions of absolute poverty."
Gandhi’s despair and the struggle for truth and love
So as humans are beckoned to extinction within the next few years, Gandhi would remind us that ‘The future depends on what we do in the present.’
Why women’s climate leadership is vital
Women’s leadership won’t be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it’s a starting place.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 16, 2018
Intellectually bankrupt GOP, California cities pledge to oppose offshore drilling, White House revokes security clearance of ex-CIA director, and more.