Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 12
Law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice, Chinese intel officer arrested and charged with economic espionage, Enbridge Pipeline explosion forces First Nations community to flee, and more.
How health insurance became a boon for business and a plight for the rest...
A health system that allows business people to reap lofty profits even if it brings premature death, disability, and pain onto millions of families every day.
30+ arrested as hundreds of animal rights activists descend on slaughterhouse, locking necks to...
Activists claim cruelty laws are unenforced and whistleblowers are prosecuted instead.
House votes for Israel aid linked to controversial IRS and tax cut measures
In a contentious decision, the House approves $14 billion in aid to Israel, offset by cuts to the IRS budget, despite predictions of increased deficit and a veto from President Biden.
“This is voter suppression”: 198,000 Georgia residents were illegally purged from voter rolls
“I think it’s quite interesting and coincidental … that many of them on that list are African American voters.”
Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds
“There is urgency now, because even if we take action now, we still have some more years before we start to see the full impact of the agreement, and it also takes years for those overexploited fisheries to come back.”
100+ lawmakers demand moratorium on utility shutoffs to ensure access to services ‘essential to...
“There is absolutely no excuse left for Congress to exclude basic human needs from the next coronavirus stimulus package, or in general,” said Food & Water Action’s Rianna Eckel.
US media suppressed their government’s role in ousting Brazil’s government
Unveiling the hidden role of the US in Brazil's 'long coup,' a groundbreaking academic article exposes Washington's involvement in Operation Car Wash and the political upheaval it caused.
Millions facing eviction and joblessness get no immediate help from Trump’s new executive orders
Under Trump’s order, unemployed workers would continue receiving an additional $400 a week, but only once states put up a quarter of the money and set up a new system to distribute the payments.
Why women’s climate leadership is vital
Women’s leadership won’t be a panacea for the overwhelming whiteness of climate leadership, but it’s a starting place.