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  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Watching approaching events, standing on the past

Watching approaching events, standing on the past View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, As I watch the preparations for Monday’s second Inauguration of Donald Trump as President, I can’t help but think o…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM

A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message for Us in this Moment The civil-rights leader’s words can help us build a democracy that reflects our ideals, not our ugly history. by Yohuru Wi…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Commemorating and looking forward

Commemorating and looking forward View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On January 9, the world commemorated the passing of former President Jimmy Carter with ceremonies, reminiscences, a pause in tradin…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Remembering Jimmy Carter

Remembering Jimmy Carter   My Interview With Jimmy Carter Looking back at a legacy with a smile. by Amitabh Pal …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Looking at the legacy of Jimmy Carter

Looking at the legacy of Jimmy Carter View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Last Sunday, former President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100 at his home in Plains, Georgia. Six days of national commemor…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 9:29 PM

RE: The need for The Progressive has never been greater!

RE: The need for The Progressive has never been greater! Please support independent journalism with your year-end gift today. View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive, As we near the end of 2024, I want to ensure you've received our urgen…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 28, 2024 at 5:05 PM

Looking back and looking ahead

Looking back and looking ahead View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, This final week of 2024 was marked by the somewhat unusual convergence of Christmas and Hanukkah. But, 2024 was marked by a number of …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 27, 2024 at 10:30 PM

You make independent journalism possible!

You make independent journalism possible! Please consider making a difference by donating today! View this email in your browser Dear Progressive reader,   If the end of 2024 comes with a sense of dread, you aren’t alone. The new year…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 10:41 PM

The need for independent journalism has never been greater!

The need for independent journalism has never been greater! Please support The Progressive with your year-end gift today. View this email in your browser Dear Progressive reader, At this time of year, we always send out an online fund…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM

Action is needed now

Action is needed now View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Since the school shooting twenty-five years ago at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999, more than 390,000 young people have experienced gu…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 18, 2024 at 10:30 PM

The Latest From Progressive.org

The Latest From Progressive.org After Boston University Pauses Ph.D. Applications in Social Sciences and Humanities, Students Voice Concerns for the Future The announcement came a week after the university and its gradu…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Anticipating the next month, acting now

Anticipating the next month, acting now View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, With just a little more than four weeks until Donald Trump takes office, the reality of his anticipated day-one agenda is beg…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 11, 2024 at 11:12 PM

Victories, Losses, and Repercussions.

Victories, Losses, and Repercussions. The Labor Documentary Amazon Probably Doesn’t Want You To See ‘UNION’ follows Amazon warehouse organizers through an uphill battle, a stunning victory, and an uncertain future. BY M…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 7, 2024 at 5:04 PM

Stimulus for change

Stimulus for change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, As of this writing, police have still not identified the assailant who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Although the incident has raised…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 5, 2024 at 11:10 PM

Where do we turn now?

Where do we turn now? The December/January issue is out now! The December / January Issue Is OUT NOW! Get your print copy of The Progressive magazine at our online store or subscribe for a digital copy …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 11:09 PM

Support Progressive Journalism on #GivingTuesday!

Support Progressive Journalism on #GivingTuesday! There is still time to donate!  View this email in your browser Dear fellow Progressive, It's still #GivingTuesday until midnight, and we need your help so the sun wo…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 1:19 PM

Today is #GivingTuesday!

Today is #GivingTuesday! Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive,   Today is #GivingTuesday – and if you believe that hard-hitting, non-profit, progressive journalism is…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 PM

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday!

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday! Protecting freedom of the press has never been more important. View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive,   Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement encour…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM

A tiny blue ball hurtling toward infinity

A tiny blue ball hurtling toward infinity View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Much of the discussion around Donald Trump’s recent picks for nominees to serve in the Cabinet and other offices has focuse…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 28, 2024 at 6:00 PM

A feast of articles and analysis

A feast of articles and analysis Why Some Voters Across the Country Backed Progressive Ballot Initiatives—and Donald Trump From abortion rights to minimum wage hikes to legal marijuana, voters’ support for ballot issues…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM

A vacuum at the top?

A vacuum at the top? View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Donald Trump continues to announce controversial appointments for cabinet posts and other jobs in his administration. While many news outlets ha…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 16, 2024 at 5:15 PM

Threats and promises

Threats and promises View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Donald Trump has begun announcing his choices for various cabinet positions and other jobs in a newly restructured federal government. A new Pre…
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November 14, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Rights and speech under threat

Rights and speech under threat Netflix Removes Palestinian Stories From Its Library The streaming giant’s move has sparked criticism from entertainment workers and activists. BY SAMER BADAWI …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 9, 2024 at 5:20 PM

The dust has yet to settle

The dust has yet to settle View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, What is there to say? It is difficult to begin this newsletter after the surprising results of Tuesday’s elections. It is perhaps not surp…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
November 7, 2024 at 11:22 PM

Post-Election special edition newsletter

Post-Election special edition newsletter Dear Progressive reader: The results of the November 6 election were shocking and surprising to many, and terrifying and heartbreaking to others. As we all move forward, trying to assess what has happened, and …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
November 4, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Pre-Election special edition newsletter

Pre-Election special edition newsletter Dear Progressive reader: Tomorrow is Election Day. We hope you have made your plan to vote this year in this momentous election. Below is a small sampling of some of the stories that have been published on our w…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Your right to vote

Your right to vote View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, It is less than seventy-two hours until the polls open in all fifty states (and don’t forget the switch for Daylight Saving Time on Sunday in most…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
October 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Using the f-word when it is needed

Using the f-word when it is needed View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Election day is just ten days away, and surprisingly there are still a number of voters who are “undecided.” Although The Washingt…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
October 23, 2024 at 9:30 PM

We need to speak out and speak loud

We need to speak out and speak loud ‘We need to speak out and speak loud’: Communities of color battle targeted disinformation Disinformation has become an especially powerful threat during election years. Experts say i…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
October 19, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Actions and concerns of the day

Actions and concerns of the day View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Monday, October 14 was Indigenous People’s Day, a holiday celebrated in various states around the country for the past three decades, …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
October 16, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Issues for This Election

Issues for This Election Red Alert: Muckraker Greg Palast Uncovers How Trump Plots to Do It Again A film review of Vigilantes Inc.: America’s New Vote Suppression Hitmen BY ED RAMPELL …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
October 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Special Edition: Indigenous Peoples' Day

Special Edition: Indigenous Peoples' Day Unmasking the false celebrity of Columbus The Modern Day Indian Wars The courtroom is often the place Native people are attacked today. BY WINONA LADUKE …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
October 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Eliminate nuclear weapons, before it is too late

Eliminate nuclear weapons, before it is too late View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots group of Japanese survivors of the atomi…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
October 9, 2024 at 9:34 PM

Devoted to a politics of the people

Devoted to a politics of the people The October/November issue is out now! The October / November Issue Is OUT NOW! In less than one month, this country will be going to the polls for what can truly be …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
October 5, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Warnings and inspiration

Warnings and inspiration View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Tuesday October 1 was the night of the long-awaited vice-presidential debate. While J.D. Vance showed his debate skills, honed at Yale Law S…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
September 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM

The roots are numerous and deep

The roots are numerous and deep View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Tuesday, October 1, many across the country will be tuned to radios and television sets for the first and only vice-presidential-c…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM

Exploiting fear, hurling Insults, and spreading consipracies -

Exploiting fear, hurling Insults, and spreading consipracies - Straight from the pages of the tired MAGA playbook. Founder of Leaving MAGA Says Trump Exploits Peoples’ Fears Former Trump voter and campaign volunteer R…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
September 21, 2024 at 4:06 PM

"The conscience of the nation must be roused."

"The conscience of the nation must be roused." View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, already a popular orator, was invited to deliver an Independence Day address in h…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
September 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM

How and what we debate matters

How and what we debate matters View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Presidential debates in the modern United States have become largely performative events. For the most part, candidates do not answer …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
September 7, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Celebrating activists and groundbreakers

Celebrating activists and groundbreakers View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The candidacy of Kamala Harris is historic in many ways. As the first Black and South Asian woman Vice President, she is now…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM

We are not going back!

We are not going back! View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, In June 1862, The Atlantic published “Walking,” an essay by the late naturalist and philosopher Henry David Thoreau who had died of tuberculos…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
August 28, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Radical reform

Radical reform ‘The Chosen One’: MAGA Music Is Going Strong An emerging genre of Christian music revering Trump reflects his unique cultural power. by Hannah McKiernan …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 24, 2024 at 4:06 PM

Speeches and actions, and a little more than two months to go

Speeches and actions, and a little more than two months to go View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The Democratic Nation Convention wrapped up with a resounding speech by nominee Kamala Harris to a capa…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
August 21, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Winners and Losers

Winners and Losers Passing the Torch, Inspiring the Base So far, the DNC is showcasing Democrats’ turn away from neoliberalism. by Thomas M. Nelson …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Choices and futures

Choices and futures View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, In a rambling press conference held at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 8, Donald Trump told reporters “Nobody knows what ‘progressive’ means.” Spe…
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August 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The age of upheaval

The age of upheaval Is Tim Walz a Progressive? The Minnesota governor has a track record of doing the right thing. by Sarah Lahm …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 10, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Resignations and new beginnings

Resignations and new beginnings View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Fifty years ago, on August 8, 1974, Richard Nixon took to the airwaves of national television and radio to announce to the American p…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 7, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Round and Round We Go

Round and Round We Go The August / September Issue Is OUT NOW! This time of year, those of us living in the United States often return to routines—of work, of school, of mass civic participation. Yet in …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
August 3, 2024 at 4:08 PM

Where's the compassion? Where's the justice?

Where's the compassion? Where's the justice? View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Tensions and fear of a wider war are increasing in the Middle East following two targeted assassinations last week, both …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 9:56 PM

August Is Here: Make a Difference With Your Will

August Is Here: Make a Difference With Your Will Protect your loved ones and support peace and justice with ease View this email in your browser Aug 2, 2024 Dear Progressive reader, Did you know that nearly two-thirds of American ad…