Ryan Black

1 week ago | progressivehub.net | Akela Lacy |Ryan Black

A day after being attacked by a pro-Israel mob, protesters were shot by rubber bullets — whose use is restricted by California law. By Akela Lacy, The InterceptPolice conspired to violently attack anti-genocide protesters at the University of California, Los Angeles last year, according to a suit filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court.

2 weeks ago | progressivehub.net | Freddy Brewster |Ryan Black

Companies accused of exposing consumers to fraud and trickery want Trump to let them freely buy and sell your personal information. By Freddy Brewster, The LeverAs the Trump administration attempts to eviscerate the federal agency tasked with overseeing consumer protection, Big Tech trade associations and data brokers peddling consumer data are trying to kill a rule that would limit how they can sell sensitive personal information like your Social Security number and home address.

1 month ago | progressivehub.net | Ryan Black |Eloise Goldsmith

“We MUST overturn Citizens United and move to public funding of elections,” Sanders continued, referencing the 2010 Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. That ruling stuck down existing limits on how much money a corporation can directly spend to support a political campaign, and has since enabled unlimited campaign spending by corporations and other outside groups—including what are known as dark money groups.

2 months ago | progressivehub.net | Natalia Marques |Ryan Black

Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an invention of the Trump administration that has pursued broad cuts to federal departments and regulations, has pursued access to sensitive information of millions of people in the US, held by the Social Security Administration.

Feb 15, 2025 | progressivehub.net | Kit Klarenberg |Ryan Black

Newly leaked documents expose Washington’s ongoing, covert push for regime change in Iran. With millions funneled into secretive initiatives, the US aims to infiltrate civil society, manipulate political participation, and engineer unrest, all while keeping its Iranian beneficiaries in the shadows. By Kit Klarenberg, The CradleA bombshell leak reviewed by The Cradle exposes the depths of Washington’s long-running campaign to destabilize the Islamic Republic.