Mapping EPA nominee Scott Pruitt’s many fossil fuel ties
The Senate confirmation hearing will be the only chance for our elected officials to ask Pruitt under oath to speak to the glaring conflicts of interest that he has developed.
On right-wing violence in Texas, media’s silence sends message
Is this sending a message to would-be future attackers that there will be no consequences for their actions?
Immigrants to the rescue
It’s useful to bear the German experience in mind as the United States once again tackles its own “immigration crisis.”
Will the death of George Floyd mark the rebirth of America?
A man forced to die with his face pressed to the ground may yet shift the earth under your feet.
When it comes to the truth of opinion columns, it’s reader beware
Normally, there is at least the assumption, among professional journalists and readers alike, that the opinion pieces are held to some basic standard of factual accuracy.
Trump’s most sinister, ultimate scam: warring against causation, the bedrock of reality
Trump corrupts the indispensable bridge between cause and effect, thus banning solutions.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, August 6, 2018
The NRA faces a financial crisis, all the Trump Tower meeting drama, federal judge issues game-changing decision on dark money, and more.
The secret tax loophole making the rich even richer
Close this stepped-up basis loophole, and we help finance the programs the vast majority of Americans desperately need and deserve.
Chinese Court Takes Historic Step Toward Advancing Same-Sex Marriage
A court decision regarding one man’s right to marry his partner could come down in the next six months.
Protests continue across Canada in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en land defenders fighting fracked gas pipeline
Demonstrations over the past week have halted traffic in downtown Vancouver and shut down railways throughout the country.