Stories by Rebecca Leber

Rebecca Leber is a research assistant for the ThinkProgress war room. She graduated from the University of Rochester and holds a B.A. in political science and English with a minor in economics.

Florida Cops Shoot Unarmed Black Man In His Mother’s Driveway

Posted on: Jul 30, 2013, Source: Think Progress

The deputies reportedly fired about seven shots at the unarmed man.

Steve King Compares Immigrants to Dogs, Says it was a Compliment

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

He also claimed that the majority of undocumented immigrants are “130-pound” drug runners with “calves the size of cantaloupes.”

Libertarian Activist Openly Loads Shotgun and Calls for Revolution in D.C.

Posted on: Jul 5, 2013, Source: Think Progress

He had wanted to organize an armed watch on Washington, but plans kind of fell through.

46 People Were Shot In Chicago In Less Than 72 Hours This Weekend -- Youngest Victim 15-Year-Old Shot Dead by Police

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Where's the outrage over this story?

26 Members of Congress to Live Off Food Stamp Budget to Protest Cuts

Posted on: Jun 14, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Could you eat off $4.50 a day?

14-Year-Old Rape Victim Slut Shamed by Town: "I Can’t Walk Outside Without Someone Calling Me a Whore or Slut”

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: Think Progress

This ordeal is common for victims of sexual assault.

Zimmerman Lawyer Goes On National TV To Smear Trayvon Martin With Inadmissible Evidence

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Zimmerman has dropped his Stand Your Ground defense, but he will still argue he acted in self defense when he shot the unarmed teen on the street of a gated community.

6 Ways Oklahoma's GOP Senators Have Fought to Undermine Relief Funding

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Inhofe is singing a different tune now.

Armed Gun-Rights Leader Compares Himself to Gandhi

Posted on: May 15, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Mahatma would be turning over in his grave.

Border Control Abuse: 4-Year-Old Held More Than 20 Hours Before Deported

Posted on: Mar 17, 2013, Source: ThinkProgress

Reports of Border Patrol abuse are widespread, but in cases where lethal force is used, criminal charges against agents are extremely rare.

Virginia Pizza Shop Offers a Discount to Anyone Who Carries a Gun

Posted on: Feb 19, 2013, Source: Think Progress

What could go wrong?

State Of Denial: More Dirty Energy Policies Expected From Koch-Fueled Marco Rubio

Posted on: Feb 12, 2013, Source: Climate Progress

Although Rubio was dubbed by TIME magazine a “new voice of the GOP,” the presidential hopeful sounds no different from the old party.

Wendy’s Franchise Cuts Employee Hours To Part-Time To Avoid Obamacare

Posted on: Jan 8, 2013, Source: Think Progress

Another example of a corporation screwing over employees in respons to healthcare mandate.

Lone Republican Still Gunning for Romney Victory

Posted on: Nov 27, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Idaho State Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, a Republican, amplifies a debunked theory circulating on Tea Party blogs.

BP To Pay Largest Criminal Fine In U.S. History For Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Posted on: Nov 15, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

After two years, the litigation is not yet over since BP faces damages from Gulf states and additional civil charges from the Justice Department.

Even Fox Is Calling Out Romney for Dishonesty

Posted on: Oct 15, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace pressed senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie on the credibility of the six studies Romney repeatedly cites to support his mathematically impossible plan.

Backed By $20 Million From Coal, House Members Approve Polluter Giveaway

Posted on: Sep 21, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Graphic: A Day in the Life of Big Oil

Posted on: Aug 1, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Top Two Oil Companies Earn $160,000 Per Minute, Paid Low Tax Rate

Posted on: Jul 26, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

How Record Heat and Drought Are Hiking World Food Prices

Posted on: Jul 5, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Exxon CEO Calls Global Warming's Impacts "Manageable," as CO Wildfires Shutter Climate Lab

Posted on: Jun 28, 2012, Source: Think Progress

Video Spoof: Shell Has its First 'Spill' at its Arctic Drilling Launch Party

Posted on: Jun 7, 2012, Source: Climate Progress

Frackers Outbid Farmers For Water in Colorado Drought

Posted on: Apr 6, 2012, Source: ThinkProgress

Colorado's hydrofracking boom — a technology that heavily relies on water — only adds additional strain as farmers and drillers bid for a scarce resource.

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