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SEC votes to propose scrapping rule that lets shareholders force a vote

Investor advocates call the move a threat to eight decades of shareholder oversight

Five Reasons the Left Should Embrace Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz is a potential gold mine for progressives. Like Sarah Palin, Cruz is like a gift that never stops giving. Here are five reasons the left should cheer on Cruz, not scoff at his mean-spirited regression and outdated absolutism.

‘Enough is enough’: Sanders, Klobuchar unveil bill to slash drug prices in half

"We can no longer tolerate policies that make prescription drugs unaffordable and out of reach—Congress must act."

Oil execs brag about having ‘direct access’ to Trump’s pick for Interior Secretary

This culture of access has had real environmental consequences.

Why is Trump trying to kill a small agency with a big impact on...

Many Americans probably have never heard of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. But they’re safer because of it.

The worst treason by the Trump cult? The politics of secession, the violent refusal...

Only deviant voters want nutcases like Stephen Miller as attorney general, Steve Bannon as sec’y of state, or Rudy Giuliani as press propaganda secretary.

Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 30, 2018

California wildfires rage, Philadelphia refuses to share information with ICE, Koch brothers turn on Trump, and more.

Trump’s border wall is a multi-billion dollar corporate handout

The militarisation of the US border has led to an increase in migrant deaths and a windfall for the security industry.

Crocodile tears on corporate taxes

“Outrageous,” screeched the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “It doesn’t feel fair,” whimpered a top corporate executive. The wailing by those...

NY Senate Leader and Son Arrested on Federal Corruption Charges

Corruption is running rampant in New York City after the state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam Skelos, were arrested on Monday committing fraud, extortion and accepting bribes. The charges carry a potential sentence of over 80 years in prison.