West Virginia lawmakers send ‘deadly’ abortion ban to GOP governor’s desk
The bill "bars abortion from implantation with narrow exceptions to save the pregnant person's life or in cases of rape or incest so long as the victim reports the crime."
China’s Tiger Farms Make Poaching Worse
Tiger farming stimulates the demand for tiger products, which stimulates the poaching of wild tigers for superior products.
Big oil cheers Trump’s ‘new NAFTA’ but Mexico could complicate things
Mexico’s recently elected president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has yet to comment on the USMCA's energy-related provisions.
Kentucky unleashes fury with bill to legalize deadly force against unhoused
A controversial bill in Kentucky aims to criminalize homelessness and expand 'Stand Your Ground' laws, sparking widespread criticism for its approach to a growing social issue.
The Super Bowl presidency
Five criteria for selecting the worst old white man to lead us.
Reuters, New York Times top list of fossil fuel industry’s media enablers
New report by DeSmog and Drilled reveals extent of commercial partnerships between trusted outlets and Big Oil.
Public health crisis looms as California identifies 600 communities at risk of water-system failures
A new report puts into focus for the first time the scope of the state’s drinking-water problems and what it will take to fix them.
Supreme Court blocks New York’s restrictions on religion amid COVID-19
The Supreme Court's majority ruled that "even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten."
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."
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 9, 2018
The first ever Muslim Congresswoman, Zinke blames wildfires on environmentalists, Trump wants to open California's public lands to fracking, and more.