Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018
Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.
As Scott Pruitt resigns, former EPA Officials warn his radical, anti-science agenda harmed nation
During his tenure, Pruitt undertook a radical effort to reshape the EPA.
Discharging immigrants: Enlistees in the US Army with legal status no longer on path...
“This decision must be reversed now, for the sake of our military, to show that America keeps its word and to uphold the very values we claim to stand for."
Puerto Rican mayor and other officials arrested on corruption charges
“The public must be able to trust the officials who are put in charge of government funds. Anyone who violates that trust will be brought to justice."
Jeff Sessions sets back the clock
How low can he go? And how far back can this Attorney General take us?
Economy adds 213,000 jobs in June, unemployment edges up to 4.0 percent
The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year.
A nationwide campaign to take back cities from the corporations that rule them
“How do we learn from each other, share wisdom, share tactics, share strategies, and look at ways we can combine forces at key moments?”
Mexico’s election was a victory for democracy itself
The hunger for change manifested at the polls provides a vital impetus for the government as it begins to overcome Mexico’s vested interests and democratic deficits.
As our democracy is dismantled right before their eyes Americans remain silent
One thing for sure; it’s high time that the vast majority of Americans wake up and wake up fast or they will soon find themselves living in an American nightmare.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, July 6, 2018
Scott Pruitt resigns from the EPA, grassroots groups demand tech companies cut ties with ICE, a 20-foot-tall Trump blimp gets the okay in London, and more.