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.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Trump administration fails to meet reunification deadline for immigrant children, Neighbors call cops on 12-year-old black kid for delivering newspapers, Trump pardons Oregon ranchers, and more.
New Mexico House Votes to Reinstate the Death Penalty
This Republican-sponsored House Bill would authoriz the death penalty in cases involving the murder of a child or law enforcement officer.
The troubling rise of vaccine nationalism
“No one should be blocked from getting a life-saving vaccine because of the country they live in or the amount of money in their pocket."
Uh-Oh Monsanto: EU Glyphosate License Set to Expire this Month
Glyphosate may soon be off European shelves permanently.
Students are being punished for walking out to protest gun violence
Students are being suspended, given detentions, and even corporal punishment, for participating in the national walk out.
Using the global pandemic, EPA indefinitely suspends environmental protection laws
Usually, companies are required to report the levels of pollution they release into the air or water to hold them accountable and to avoid over polluting.
Biden-Harris admin announces $2.2 billion in discrimination relief payments to farmers
“It’s long overdue. These are payments that these farmers desperately need.”
NRA issues call for white supremacy and armed insurrection
The gun lobby's new "recruitment ad" is really a call for white supremacy and armed insurrection, deliberately crafted to stir anger and fear.
Farm Bill: House proposal could wipe out communities’ power to prohibit pesticides
58 of those communities have adopted more comprehensive policies that prohibit the use of glyphosate.