Progressive Briefing for Friday, September 14
15 groups account for nearly all dark money, Trump claim Democrats rigged hurricane death toll, Bezos commits fraction of $163B fortune to help homeless, and more.
Warren shuts down her joint fundraising PAC, urges 2020 Democratic presidential candidates do the...
"I just mean that people should not be self-funding and they should not be funded from PACs from other billionaires. Get out there, trust your message."
Full speed ahead on the global Titanic
Going along with the utter madness of nuclear weapons.
New Documents Catch DNC Accepting Money from Anti-Progressive Companies
It may be of some serious interest to both voters and opposing companies that the DNC doesn’t seem to hold steadfast to its values when it comes to asking for, and accepting, money.
‘The GOP is irretrievably broken’: House adjourns after McCarthy fails to win speakership
"Unfortunately, it's the American people who will pay the price for House Republicans' inability to govern."
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Attack Predatory Wall Street Bankers
As Wall Street bankers and fund investors continue making a profit at the expense of Puerto Rico’s failing economy, Senators Warren and Sanders are calling for the Treasury to show more leadership and give the people the relief they need.
Hypocrite of the age prize to McConnell: ‘Biden’s commission will ‘politicize’ the Supreme Court’
McConnell didn’t just politicize the selection of justices—he corrupted the entire selection process for our highest court.
It’s time for progressives to raise their game
The progressive populist insurgency in the Democratic Party has tasted frequent victories this primary season: for our struggle has only begun.
Manchin under fire for blowing potential $60 billion hole in US economy during pandemic
The death of Democrats' $1.75 trillion reconciliation measure could deprive the U.S. economy of $60 billion in gross domestic product (GDP) over the next three quarters, hampering the nation's fragile recovery.
Fooled Again
We have once more been baited and hooked by the corporate elites who look upon the electorate as malleable and disposable.