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.”
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 11
Native American tribes sue Trump over Keystone XL. Japan aims to overthrow whaling ban, and more.
‘We need a people’s vaccine, not a profit vaccine’: Sanders urges Biden to support...
“Ending this pandemic requires collaboration, solidarity, and empathy. It requires a very different mindset—a mindset that puts people over profits at every turn.”
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
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.
Money talks, big time
Polls show that an overwhelming majority of Americans support stricter laws to prevent wealth from hijacking politics and want the Citizens United ruling overturned.
Study: Financial markets ignore environmental damage
Credit-rating agencies say they can discipline companies that behave badly, and they have in some cases, but research reveals negligible progress.
New legislation to ban toxic pesticides helps protect children’s health
“The federal pesticide policy is in urgent need of reform.”
Sanders, Jayapal plan would tax Wall Street speculation to fund tuition-free college
"The time is long overdue to make public colleges and universities tuition-free and debt-free for working families."
Two years after its historic deep freeze, Texas is increasingly vulnerable to...
In our view, an approach that employs every tool in the toolbox—including efficiency, demand response and increased grid connectivity—would better serve the state.