Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, July 17, 2018
Americans explode after Trump's summit with Putin, Justice Department arrests Russia national with ties to Trump and the NRA, all the people convicted of treason in the US, and more.
Can we create a just America?
2020 has awakened the country to the full breadth of the injustices that have plagued us for centuries, and pushed us to the point where transformational change is the only path forward.
The Illusion of Freedom
This deception will exist as long as we “stay in our place.” Once we call out power for what it is, once we resist, the chimera will vanish. The iron fist of history’s most sophisticated security and surveillance apparatus will assert itself with a terrifying fury.
Demobilizing America
A nation made by war and a citizenry unmade by it.
Our Jobs Are Disappearing
We can't wait around for a 19th-century recovery. We need a new paradigm. We need guaranteed jobs.
Rahm Emanuel is in the running for a top ambassador post. The prospect is...
Days after Biden’s election, AOC told the New York Times that Emanuel’s inclusion in the Biden administration “would signal, I think, a hostile approach to the grassroots and the progressive wing of the party.”
How Biden’s agenda is shaped by the corporate class
A national government that represents corporations and routinely lies to its voters needs Silicon Valley and the corporate press to maintain a stranglehold over the dissemination of information.
The Plundering of a Nation by a Beloved Company
Does the "tax-avoiding, research-appropriating, cost-escalating, wage-minimizing, self-enriching Apple Corporation" really have a very strong moral compass? It's time consumers know the truth about the company's theft from taxpayers and the exploitation of workers and customers.
Breaking: Paris Attack Suspect Caught Alive
Abdeslam was wanted for his involvement in the Paris attacks last November that left 130 dead.
New Records Show More US Involvement in Mexico Oil, Gas Privatization Efforts as Mexican...
They reveal the U.S. government acting as a mediator between Mexico's government and U.S. oil and gas companies seeking to cash in on a policy made possible by the behind-the-scenes efforts of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's U.S. State Department.







