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Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 23, 2018
White supremacist barred from Virginia, Trump threatens the Iranian president, corporate Democrats plan a counterrevolution, and more.
California’s left swing is very good news for progressives nationwide
Tuesday’s primaries show that from universal healthcare to early childhood education and taxing the wealthy, progressives are winning the battle of ideas in the Democratic Party.
Pyrrhic Party: The Democratic establishment’s War on Progressives
When the party machinery becomes a liability among its own voters, it is time for the party to change.
The two-party system is facing its biggest challenge in 70 years
From Maine to Missouri, states are bucking the establishment to push radical electoral reforms.
If the Trump revolution is possible, so is a progressive one
The increased tempo of the GOP's snatch and grab in recent days suggests that they're feeling a certain desperation.
2017 Elections mark the dawn of change
Tuesday’s wins point a path towards even greater gains in midterm elections next year, which can deal a death blow to Trump’s heartless agenda.
Trumpism didn’t just lose – progressives won
It wasn’t just Democrats who won this election, but progressives who didn’t shirk the label.
Socialists just showed the Democratic Party how to win across the...
Tuesday night’s progressive electoral wave is proof that embracing a bold left agenda is the key to victory.
Giving Kentucky’s young people a reason to stay
A voice and the power to solve problems will make progressive young people see their future in conservative and economically struggling Central Appalachia.
31 progressive candidates seek to upend the democratic establishment in upcoming...
Yes We Can’s odds of uprooting the Democratic establishment are a long shot, but winning this year is not necessarily the goal.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes five-year Arctic oil rule covering polar bear and walrus...
The industry's own estimate counts 123 polar bear harassments and no deaths over the period, while the agency's rule lists how deaths could still occur.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.