Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30
Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.
Mapping EPA nominee Scott Pruitt’s many fossil fuel ties
The Senate confirmation hearing will be the only chance for our elected officials to ask Pruitt under oath to speak to the glaring conflicts of interest that he has developed.
Undocumented black migrants build an informal organizing network
Undocumented black migrants are building an informal network to help each other navigate their uncertain immigration status in the U.S.
The $24 million reasons Dems back America’s worst banks
In a world where Republicans have already been bought and paid for, there is no room for Democrats who act in bad faith.
Handling—and mishandling—the Iran nuclear program
Biden’s reign of (unforced) error and Trump’s anti-Iran Jihad.
‘Disgusting,’ says Bernie Sanders of Amazon job post seeking anti-union psy-ops expert
Observers at VICE said the ads show the retail tech giant sees “labor organizing as one of the biggest threats to its existence.”
A civilization in collapse, the dawn of a new order
The millions of people, young and old, who have been taking to the streets expressing their collective will have made their choice...
In search of a Green New Foreign Policy
To save ourselves and reduce the United States’ harmful global footprint, we need new thinking, new institutions, and a fundamental reordering of priorities.
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.
Trump attacks Bishop for plea of mercy, calling for LGBTQ+ and immigrant compassion in...
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”