Progressive Briefing for Monday, October 15
DNA confirms Elizabeth Warren's ancestry, Trump says 'we won' in regards to Christine Blasey Ford, Bernie Sanders rips White House for dismissal of climate science, and more.
The Most Critically Important Issue in this Election; Taking our Country Back
This upcoming election is an important one for U.S. citizens. It is time to take back democracy with equal opportunities and fairness.
The sedition that nobody’s talking about
These CEOs and their corporations don’t actually care about protecting democracy. They care only about protecting their bottom line.
A new crop of candidates, refusing industry money, vow to halt fracking in Pennsylvania
15 candidates for state legislature have promised to stop fracking and the construction of pipelines, which are tearing up rural Pennsylvania.
Pandemic recovery will take more than soaring growth – to fuel a more equitable...
Countries seeking to explicitly counteract the negative effects of the pandemic need a good compass to guide their recovery plan. And that won’t be GDP.
Why Trump’s private transactions are terrifying
After two years of Trump we may have overlooked the essence of his insanity: His brain sees only private interests transacting. It doesn’t comprehend the public interest.
Can a Formula 1 star send a message to the Saudi government?
A lot of people say that sports aren’t a place for “politics.” But what they usually mean is that they want to maintain their willful ignorance.
Why Student Loans are Creating a Permanent U.S. Underclass
With private lenders out of the business, government is now in charge of issuing newer debt – but rather than alleviating the problem faced by young Americans, some programs on offer seem as predatory as what came before them.
Republicans tried to overturn the election. We must not forget
We are finally turning the corner on the pandemic and the economy.
Trump’s Election-Fraud Big Lie assaults everyone’s voting rights, mandating punitive laws against sedition
If a “loser” can offset his loss with lying bluster, then elections are mere puppet shows – and democracy withers.