Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 3, 2018
7 hospitalized after pipeline explosion, Senate Democrats agree to major military spending, White House rolls back fuel economy standards, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Farmers need a $12 billion bailout to offset Trump's tariffs, Ivanka Trump dumps fashion brand, new emails show the lies of Sarah Sanders, and more.
Texas school district threatens suspension for student protests; universities respond, ‘peaceful protests won’t impact...
Individual admissions officials took to Twitter to let students know that joining such demonstrations wouldn't "affect their college acceptance decisions."
Video: Bernie Sanders responds to Trump’s State of the Union
"I also want to talk to you about the major crises facing our country that, regrettably, Trump chose not to discuss."
Yesterday’s ‘shithole countries’ can become classy places Donald, and vice versa
The shit's everywhere.
Half of Puerto Rico still in darkness, with no light in sight
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently estimated complete power restoration by May, leaving 45 percent of the island’s 1.5 million electricity customers in the dark.
The U.S. is stockpiling nuclear arms, and the cost is astonishing
We're spending $1.2 trillion on weapons that invariably make the world a more dangerous place.
Inequality out of control: The average 1% household made over $2.5 million in the...
With inequality ripping us apart, and with few of our national leaders willing or able to confront the problem, we may never again be an equitable and functional society.
Trump Jr admits corresponding with Wikileaks during campaign
Trump officials have repeatedly denied colluding with Wikileaks and the Russian government, but evidence to the contrary continues to surface.
Drilling, drilling, everywhere…
Will the Trump administration take down the Arctic Refuge?