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.
Ship the Statue of Liberty back to France
How far will Trump go in his ‘politically incorrect’ new form of ‘Americanism’?
Global consumer boycott of US goods expands as Trump’s trade war escalates
International consumers reject U.S. goods in response to Trump’s trade policies, escalating tariffs, and growing dissatisfaction with American corporate and political influence.
Talking with my friend about Trump
“We can’t let this happen!”
Peace and the Ideology of Greed and Division
Cooperation, tolerance and, crucially, sharing the worlds resources equitably amongst the people of the world, these would go a long way towards establishing social justice and trust, which in turn would help facilitate peace.
On January 6th, the U.S. became a foreign country
How endless wars and interventions helped create the assault on the Capitol...
Should fighting for democracy take priority over building powerful social movements?
Activists throughout history have put social movement work on hold for the electoral arena.
Hating Muslims in the age of Trump
The new Islamophobia looks like the Old McCarthyism.
Imagine
“Right now, sadly, we are racing to the bottom. Before we hit it, can we access our big human brains that know how to imagine, to dream, to create workable new paths to peace and prosperity? It is truly up to us.”
America now has 6 political parties
Whoever can put together elements of a governing coalition among these six parties will win future elections.