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.
CEO pay soars 1,085% since 1978, workers’ pay stagnates
This widening gap reflects a troubling trend in the U.S. economy, where wealth continues to concentrate at the top, leaving ordinary workers behind.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 17, 2018
Words from the Unite the Right organizer, Trump's military parade is costing millions, Glyphosate found in popular children's foods, and more.
Rivers are key to restoring the world’s biodiversity
Biodiversity is plummeting, but restoring rivers could quickly reverse this disastrous trend.
Big Pharma greed ‘literally killing Americans,’ Sanders says outside drug lobby HQ
"We cannot continue to allow the drug companies to charge us any price they want. We are saying enough is enough."
U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning pro-Palestinian campus activism amidst escalating speech suppression
Amidst rising tensions and a national debate, voices on U.S. campuses and workplaces face severe backlash for speaking out on the Israel-Gaza conflict, raising pivotal questions about free speech and the price of political expression in America.
Lessons from Tennessee: Confront hate and win
Outnumbered by more than three to one and late for their own event, the White Lives Matter demonstrators left.
ICE recruitment campaign offers student loan forgiveness and bonuses as Trump ramps up deportation...
Critics warn Trump is weaponizing student debt to undermine dissent and push ideological loyalty through immigration enforcement
Methane emissions from food waste alarmingly accelerate climate crisis
As EPA reports highlight the staggering methane emissions from food waste, the U.S. grapples with an overlooked environmental hazard.
A challenge for Democrats: Getting the stockholders to embrace a stockholder’s Tax
How a small tax on stock wealth could stabilize markets, reduce inequality, and ensure every American shares in the prosperity their labor created.