Progressive Briefing for Thursday, September 6
New study links air pollution to dementia, U.K. accuses Russian spies of implementing nerve agent attack, anonymous White House official publishes scathing NYT op-ed, and more.
Detroit’s death spiral?
How Trump’s climate policy could kill the U.S. auto industry.
Trees Cut as Maple Syrup Farmers Lose Eminent Domain Battle Over Constitution Pipeline
The Constitution Pipeline company arrived on the property with assault rifle-bearing federal marshals. They cut down the trees.
Greensboro Massacre: City apologizes 41 years after cops allowed Klan, Nazis to kill 5...
"The city’s apology acknowledges “The police knew and chose to do nothing. In fact, they facilitated what we name now as a North American death squad.”
Tragedy at the border: The fatal consequences of Texas’ immigration policies
Exploring the controversial operations of Texas National Guard and the heartbreaking drowning of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Courage never quits”?
The price of power and west point’s class of 1986.
To address the climate emergency, foundations must spend big on movements
The only way philanthropy can spur the society-wide mobilization necessary to avert climate disaster is by betting big on social movements.
An acid test for the self-righteous right
The fate of a suspected pedophile Senate nominee is now an acid test of Republican morality.
The story behind the world’s first private refugee sponsorship program
“There are seven countries right now designing programs based on what they’ve learned about ours.”
The ideology that unites Trump and the authoritarians he admires
It's about propping up "besieged majorities" in multiethnic countries.