Giant North Dakota oil spill from 2013 still not cleaned up
This is another example of how unsafe pipeline are, and that spills are not a question of “if” but “when.”
Why vegans should focus on farmworkers’ rights
The harsh reality is that, in the realm of factory farming, workers are mistreated nearly as often as their animal counterparts.
Climate protesters delay congressional baseball game
The protesters attempted to draw attention to the urgent need for large-scale climate action and pressure Democrat legislators to act.
Cleveland cop sentenced to prison for urinating on girl at bus stop
Common Pleas Court Judge Wanda Jones and Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Jennifer Driscoll criticized the Euclid Police Department for not taking the girl’s report seriously at first.
Bezos and Musk vs. workers
These corporations win this fight only if the public doesn’t know what’s happening.
World holds on to Paris Climate Agreement despite U.S. threats
While the world remains hopeful that Trump won’t cancel America’s participation in the climate deal, last week’s gathering proved that the Paris accord won’t fall apart without the U.S.
CPAC goes to Hungary
CPAC Hungary shows that a kind of far right international is forming.
Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 10, 2018
Trump rule would give $2.5 billion tax cut to big bank fat cats, Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion, and more.
Why society is increasingly turning to community schools to address the youth mental health...
The struggles of a rural school district in New Mexico illustrate how educators and parents believe they know what will work—if only they can get policy leaders to support it.