[link removed]
[link removed]
** Editor’s Note: What We Do with What We’ve Got
------------------------------------------------------------
Anti-democratic forces are strong in the United States and beyond—but people committed to progressive change are stronger.
by David Boddiger ([link removed])
[link removed]
** The Long Road to #StoptheShock
------------------------------------------------------------
For two decades, a Massachusetts school has been under fire for torturing disabled students with shock devices. Now, activist efforts to end the practice may soon pay off.
by Meg Hartley ([link removed])
[link removed]
** Running a Charter School for Profit Should Be Illegal
------------------------------------------------------------
The charter industry downplays the prevalence of charter schools being run for profit because the mission of for-profit companies is to maximize profits, not education.
by Carol Burris ([link removed])
[link removed]
** 2023 Could be ‘The Year’ the FTC Takes on Big Tech
------------------------------------------------------------
With a Democratic shift, the Federal Trade Commission is finally in a position to tackle the Internet monopolies it helped create.
by David Rosen ([link removed])
** The Progressive Presents: Frank Emspak Book Talk
------------------------------------------------------------
[link removed]
Please join us for an online book discussion with Frank Emspak on his new memoir Troublemaker: Saying No to Power, ([link removed]) on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.
The event will include panelists Steve Early (free-lance journalist and the author or co-author of five books about labor, politics, or veterans issues), Alice Herman (labor reporter whose work has appeared in The Progressive, In These Times, and other outlets), and Norman Stockwell (former Board member of Workers Independent News and publisher of The Progressive magazine), along with questions from the audience.
Streaming at:
Via Facebook Live ([link removed])
Via YouTube Live ([link removed])
You can join the conversation on Zoom ([link removed]) .
Become a monthly sustainer today!
[link removed]
You have the power to make a difference at The Progressive by giving us the strength to grow—allowing us to dig deeper, hit harder, and pull back the curtain further to hold accountable those who abuse power.
Please make a donation today!
Please Donate! ([link removed])
[link removed]
Subscribe today for full access to the February/March issue of The Progressive magazine — available to subscribers now!
Subscribe ([link removed])
============================================================
** ([link removed])
** LinkedIn ([link removed])
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Instagram ([link removed])
** YouTube ([link removed])
Copyright © 2022 The Progressive, Inc.
P.O. Box 1021 • Madison, Wisconsin 53701 • (608) 257-4626
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can ** update your preferences ([link removed])
or ** unsubscribe from this list ([link removed])
