New abortion law in Georgia criminalizes abortion after six weeks. Women who do face...
"Bans like this have always been blocked by courts. We will be suing Georgia to make sure this law has the same fate."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 5
Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in, who talked to the FBI in the Kavanaugh investigation, Virgin Atlantic flies first commercial plane on recycled waste carbon gas and more.
Democracy: On the precipice?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
Wall Street wins—again
A relief package for whom?
Elizabeth Warren says she will ban oil and gas drilling on public lands if...
"It is wrong to prioritize corporate profits over the health and safety of our local communities."
France Approves Plan To Completely Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides
France's National Assembly just voted to totally ban this bee-killing pesticide.
‘Sick, dystopian stuff’: Former Trump adviser Kelly joins board of company running immigrant detention...
"This one's particularly ugly."
Crisis
I wonder. What are the American people made of? Time will tell.
300+ economists, millionaires, and elected officials to G20: ‘Tax extreme wealth’
While billionaire wealth surged to an all-time high, around 165 million people were thrown into poverty during the pandemic.
What the Republican Assault on James Comey Reveals About Today’s GOP
Republican leaders, to their disgrace, have encouraged those corrosive attitudes for many years and continue to do so.