Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Supreme Court faces critical decision on homelessness: The battle over public sleeping laws in...

As the Supreme Court scrutinizes the criminalization of homelessness, liberal justices challenge the constitutionality of punishing the essential human act of sleeping, highlighting the plight of affected families and children.

Welcome to a new form of rule

Psychopaths in power are dangerous because of their inability to feel the pain of others.

Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana: A major shift in US drug policy

President Biden’s Department of Justice takes historic steps to reclassify marijuana, aiming to end a ‘failed approach’ and recognize its medical benefits, sparking mixed reactions from lawmakers and advocates.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Scam

To really make America great again we need more and better infrastructure that’s for the public – not for big developers and investors.

Study: Most Americans want to kill ‘Citizens United’ with constitutional amendment

Both Republican and Democratic voters want to amend the Constitution to limit big money’s role in politics.

Why Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots are a desperate attempt to undermine democracy

“It’s ugly, and as un-American as you can get.”

Trump’s External Revenue Service sparks alarm over regressive tax hikes and wealthy giveaways

Trump’s tariff-driven plan to fund tax cuts for the wealthy faces criticism from economists and lawmakers.
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“A fire that has spread across the country”: Jelani Cobb on voter suppression in...

Amidst the pandemic, more than 30 million people nationwide have already voted through mail-in ballots early voting. It is shattering all records for voting.

Sanders moves to block Trump’s $8.56 billion arms deal to Israel

The Vermont senator challenges U.S. involvement in arming Israel amid allegations of war crimes and violations of international law.

Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 5

Women's March disrupts Kavanaugh hearing, Senator Jon Kyl replaces McCain, Rahm Emanuel not seeking re-election, and more.