Tag: Montana
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 26
Bill Cosby sentenced to prison, UN condemns U.S. for lack of universal health care, Montana judge restores grizzly bears' protection, and more.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 13, 2018
Green Party candidate in Montana was on GOP payroll, the murder of Gazan children, Canada as Syria's new enemy, and more.
The Montana moms who decided refugees will be welcome in their...
Even in a conservative and rural state, Mary Poole and her book club felt Missoula was a good place for refugees. So they made it happen.
Greg Gianforte agrees to plead guilty for body-slamming reporter
Despite the fact that Gianforte assaulted a reporter, the congressional candidate defeated his Democratic opponent by more than 20,000 votes.
The folk singer vs. the millionaire: A Berniecrat aims for Montana’s...
Rob Quist’s House campaign draws on Montana’s populist spirit.
3 creative solutions to protect water, wildlife, and a warming city
In the heat zone of Louisville, Kentucky, 170 residents have been trained as “citizen foresters.”
White nationalists target Jews in small Montana town
A call to action in the Daily Stormer describes Jews as a “vicious, evil race of hate-filled psychopaths.”
How Montanans Stopped the Largest New Coal Mine in North America
The abandonment of the Otter Creek mine project shows that land defenders and climate activists are learning how to take on big energy companies and win.
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Trump’s Ebola response cuts face renewed scrutiny as deadly outbreak spreads through Central Africa
WHO warns the outbreak in Congo and Uganda is “deeply concerning” as former health officials and aid experts say Trump administration cuts weakened the systems designed to detect and contain Ebola before it spread.
Woman forced to give birth in Brooklyn courtroom sparks outrage over conditions inside New...
Legal advocates and public defenders say a detained woman spent more than 24 hours in custody before giving birth on a courtroom bench in handcuffs, exposing what protesters describe as dangerous and degrading conditions in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
Automatic draft registration undoes a victory decades in the making
Quiet mass resistance led Congress to end compulsory draft registration, but a plan for “automatic” registration threatens that victory.
Trump EPA moves to dismantle key PFAS drinking water protections despite warnings over cancer...
Environmental advocates and public health groups say the Trump administration’s plan to weaken federal limits on “forever chemicals” in tap water could leave millions exposed to contaminants linked to cancer, liver damage, and other serious illnesses.
How Earth-centered education helps children learn through nature, play, and relationship
An ecological approach to learning uses outdoor play, storytelling, and shared experience to help children develop a kinship worldview—a deep recognition that living and nonliving parts of the Earth are fundamentally connected.