Progressive Briefing for Monday, September 24
Nationwide walkout for sexual assault survivors, Kavanaugh struggles with more questions, undocumented immigrants refuse to testify on domestic abuse, and more.
Disgust greets White House correspondents’ dinner as Israel kills journalists in Gaza
Amid laughter and applause at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, protests outside highlight the stark contrast with the dire situation facing journalists in Gaza.
Ending the American Dream by 2029?
The future seems to free the mind from reality’s restraints and let the imagination soar. Yet it has also proven full of political pitfalls.
Trump’s refugee ban is even crueler than you think
The so-called “Muslim ban” has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It's actually even more draconian.
Biden dismisses cease-fire hopes as campaign staffers decry ‘complicity in genocide’
"No possibility" of Gaza cease-fire, Biden declares amidst campaign staffers' plea.
Promising coronavirus treatment granted exclusive status to Gilead Sciences by FDA
"We will not tolerate profiteering. Any treatment or vaccine must be made free for all."
Americans have been bilked out of billions during the pandemic from cynical profiteers
Unless America addresses runaway income inequality and begins protecting the most vulnerable in society, the next pandemic will hit the nation even harder.
GOP resolution to block student debt relief would have ‘ruinous impact,’ report warns
"Taking back student debt relief already delivered to public service workers is reckless, cruel, unjust, and un-American."
Donald Trump faces groundbreaking criminal trial as first former U.S. President in the dock
With jury selection underway, the world watches as this unprecedented trial unfolds, potentially reshaping America's political landscape.
The triumph of the oligarchs
A tidal wave of public loathing is growing across the land – toward Trump, the GOP, and the oligarchs they serve; and to the deception, the wealth, and the power that underlies them.