Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, September 25
Disneyland Resort raises minimum wage, a Dallas cop is fired after killing an innocent man, fourth Kavanaugh accuser comes forward, and more.
‘The system is rigged:’ Democrats drop corporate and PAC money amid pressure from progressives
“In order to return trust [to] our democratic institutions, we need to … allow for the voters to feel that their voices are heard and that they don’t have to write a big check in order to gain access into our congressional offices.”
Three good reasons to liquidate our empire
The United States is not seriously contemplating its own bankruptcy. It is instead ignoring the meaning of its precipitate economic decline and flirting with insolvency.
Biden vs. Trump: A rematch fraught with voter apathy and partisan divides
As Biden and Trump clinch their party nominations for a historic rematch, voter enthusiasm hits a new low, reflecting a divided nation's quest for alternatives.
A coup in progress? Trump moves to oust Maduro & install pro-US leader in...
“This is unprecedented not only in Venezuelan history, but in Latin America.”
America’s spiral into permanent war seems more foolish than ever
Donald Trump is inheriting the scariest tools of aggression imaginable. A new book explores their dark legacy.
Trade denialism continues: Trade really did kill manufacturing jobs
This level of dishonesty separates trade out from most other areas of public debate.
Planting Fear Into the American Mind
It seems, in order to pass a certain agenda, modern time presidents will use the idea of fear. Keeping U.S. citizens afraid of terrorism and other countries have let aggressive military policy become justified.
Billionaires keep benefiting from a tax break to help the poor. Now, Congress wants...
“The Opportunity Zone program has been troubled from the start.”
Justice Stephen Breyer to retire from the Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. After serving for 27 years, Breyer, 83, will step down from his lifetime position at the end of the term in June.