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August 27, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Seven Bullets

Seven Bullets A Tale of Two Teens: When White Killers Are Treated Better Than Black Victims Trayvon Martin, a Black teenager, was killed for walking home at night—Kyle Rittenhouse, a white teenager, is being de…

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August 22, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Unconventional, in so many ways

Unconventional, in so many ways View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Trump supporter and newly appointed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy appeared before the United States Senate on Friday to answer ques…

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August 19, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Virtual DNC and Growing COVID-19: Welcome to Wisconsin

Virtual DNC and Growing COVID-19: Welcome to Wisconsin Day One: The Milwaukee Democratic National Convention that Wasn't Let’s face it, the Dems have a pretty compelling story to tell this year. by Ruth Connif…

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August 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Did you receive our editor's message last week?

Did you receive our editor's message last week? Please help support this vision of citizen-driven progressivism. View this email in your browser Dear reader,   I wanted to make sure you did not miss our editor’s urgent not…

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August 15, 2020 at 4:02 PM

The Right to Vote

The Right to Vote View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   August 18 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that prohibits the states and the federal government from …

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August 13, 2020 at 10:15 PM

The truth is, we work for you—our readers

The truth is, we work for you—our readers View this email in your browser Dear The Progressive readers, I joined the team here at The Progressive magazine back in January, and though I was only able to work with my coll…

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August 12, 2020 at 8:59 PM

The Virus and the VP Pick

The Virus and the VP Pick How Kamala Harris as VP Can Be a Win for Progressives With the choice of Harris, Democrats are saying: bring it on. by Ruth Conniff …

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August 11, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Help support this vision of citizen-driven progressivism!

Help support this vision of citizen-driven progressivism! View this email in your browser Dear reader,  Every day at The Progressive, we work as a team to produce what we consider to be, as a matter of fact, the best li…

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August 8, 2020 at 4:01 PM

An anniversary remembered

An anniversary remembered View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   August 9 marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, with a nuclear weapon. Three days earlier, the world’…

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August 5, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Looking Back, Moving Forward

Looking Back, Moving Forward The Lessons We Haven't Learned Seventy-five years after the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan, we remain perched on the precipice of unparalleled catastrophe. by Helen Caldicott …

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August 1, 2020 at 4:12 PM

Reports and results

Reports and results View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Fifty-three years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson created the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders to look at what was going …

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July 29, 2020 at 9:30 PM

Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Corporate Greed

Two Pandemics: COVID-19 and Corporate Greed The Death of a Meatpacker Rafael Benjamin gave his life—literally—to the company he worked for. by Jamie Longazel …

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July 25, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Teargas and triumphs

Teargas and triumphs View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Protests continue across the country. Initially sparked by the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, the demands of these dem…

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July 22, 2020 at 9:30 PM

Changemakers: Then and Now

Changemakers: Then and Now Living Monuments: John Lewis and C.T. Vivian We lost two great civil rights leaders on the same day, but their legacy of service, challenging inequality, and advocating for voting rights l…

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July 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Crossing bridges, building resistance

Crossing bridges, building resistance View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   It has been a week of high-profile pardons, science denial, and the sidelining of the people who know how to deal with pandemi…

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July 16, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Protecting your vote in 2020

Protecting your vote in 2020 New book just out - now you can get a copy and support The Progressiove at the same time View this email in your browser Dear Progressive reader,  The 2020 presidential election is just about 110 days away…

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July 15, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Facing Racism in Our Schools, Housing, and Government

Facing Racism in Our Schools, Housing, and Government Why Saying Black Lives Matter Isn’t Enough White educators who say they support the movement need to show it by helping get rid of cops in schools. by Rann Mille…

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July 14, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Hot off the Press! "How Trump Stole 2020"

Hot off the Press! "How Trump Stole 2020" For a limited time, anyone who donates $50 or more to support The Progressive will receive "How Trump Stole 2020". View this email in your browser Greetings progressive readers,   They are hot…

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July 11, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Monuments and memories

Monuments and memories View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   In breaking news last night, Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend Roger Stone. The move was not unexpected, but has stil…

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July 8, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Justice Will Prevail

Justice Will Prevail Environmental Justice Wins, Pipelines Lose Three pipelines were stopped in a twenty-four-hour period after years of opposition led by Indigenous and Black environmental justice groups. by Tina …

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July 4, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Revolutions and change

Revolutions and change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Today is “Independence Day” in the United States. It was not celebrated as a paid federal holiday until 1941, but that term “independence” se…

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July 1, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Statues Come Down, COVID-19 Goes Up

Statues Come Down, COVID-19 Goes Up The Battle to Keep Robert E. Lee Out of Lee County In Fort Myers, Florida, white supremacists swayed the city to protect a bust of the Confederate general—now, young activists are p…

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June 27, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Riots and remembrance

Riots and remembrance View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Protests continue across the United States (and in many cities around the world) against police violence, and the legacy of slavery and coloni…

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June 25, 2020 at 8:30 PM

We All March On

We All March On Sit, Bike, Skate, March on Washington A photo essay from the ongoing protests against police brutality in the nation’s capital. by Jenna Ruddock …

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June 20, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Victories and change

Victories and change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The U.S. Supreme Court delivered two notable defeats to Donald Trump this week, ruling first that the 1964 Civil Rights Act did indeed protect …

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June 17, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go from here? Midwest Dispatch: When Bill Clinton Came to Minneapolis Once referred to as “Murderapolis,” the city is now home to an uprising spurred by demands to end mass incarceration and police brutality…

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June 13, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Lessons and actions

Lessons and actions View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This weekend we celebrate the birthday of our founder, Senator Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette (June 14, 1855). La Follette started The Pro…

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June 10, 2020 at 8:59 PM

A Global Uprising

A Global Uprising 'Why Minneapolis?': How Surveillance of Black Muslims Paved Way for George Floyd’s Murder The city has a long history of spying on its Black residents. by Vanessa Taylor …

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June 6, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Echoes and alerts

Echoes and alerts View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   On Tuesday June 2, Donald Trump shocked the nation’s governors, and then the rest of us, by proclaiming that he would use the U.S. military to sub…

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June 3, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Take Action: Justice for George Floyd

Take Action: Justice for George Floyd Failure to Protect: How Minneapolis Police Cater to White Privilege Even in protests against racial policing, the city’s cops have shown more concern for the safety of white people. …

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May 30, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Breath and Silence

Breath and Silence View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Protests continue across the United States in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Protestors, most peaceful, have been …

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May 27, 2020 at 9:30 PM

He couldn't breathe.

He couldn't breathe. Thousands Protest George Floyd’s Murder in Minneapolis Ending in clashes between armed cops and angry community members, the protest showed the immensity of residents’ distrust of police. by Sarah Lah…

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May 23, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Possibilities for change

Possibilities for change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The current global pandemic has highlighted something that many have long known: we live in a fundamentally unequal world where access to r…

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May 20, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Fight For Your Right to COVID-19 Relief

Fight For Your Right to COVID-19 Relief Smoking Gun: Crisis? What Crisis? A timeline of the pandemic warning signs ignored by the Trump Administration, updated regularly. …

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May 16, 2020 at 4:01 PM

The Home and the World

The Home and the World View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   As the nation begins “opening for business” in a random patchwork of city, county, and state rules and procedures, science and data seem to b…

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May 13, 2020 at 9:29 PM

Trump, Billionaires, & Other Threats to Common Good

Trump, Billionaires, & Other Threats to Common Good Unequal Justice: Can Trump Suspend the Election? In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden’s remarks about Trump’s electoral machinations deserve serious considera…

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May 9, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Justice and lessons

Justice and lessons View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   When Gerald Ford was sworn in as Vice President in 1973 (to replace a disgraced Spiro Agnew), he famously told a reporter, “I am a Ford, not a L…

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May 6, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Reckless Rallies, No Repercussions

Reckless Rallies, No Repercussions Ignorance Is Bliss in Wisconsin How many infections did reckless rally cause? Health officials say they’re not even trying to find out. by Bill Lueders …

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May 5, 2020 at 1:07 PM

#GivingTuesdayNow is Today!

#GivingTuesdayNow is Today! Dear fellow progressives,   In this time of distance and uncertainty, there's a fundamental truth that gives us hope - a hope that we can do extraordinary things together.  And even though w…

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May 2, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Essential workers and international solidarity

Essential workers and international solidarity View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Yesterday was May Day, known outside the United States as International Workers’ Day. The holiday had its start with …

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April 29, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Who's being left out of COVID-19 protections?

Who's being left out of COVID-19 protections? Bus Drivers Need Better Protection This nation’s bus drivers are essential workers. We need rules to protect them. by Michael Felsen …

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April 25, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Rallies and remedies

Rallies and remedies View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The numbers are in. Wisconsin State Capitol Police estimate that approximately 1500 individuals protested yesterday at the Capitol in Madison (…

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April 22, 2020 at 9:29 PM

When Haircuts Come Before Human Lives

When Haircuts Come Before Human Lives Far Right, Spurred by Trump, Plans Next Anti-Quarantine Protest in Wisconsin The planned Friday event will be the latest to put concern for the economy over human lives. by Michael Mako…

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April 18, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Democracy and responses

Democracy and responses View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Wisconsin’s April 7 primary election violated the state’s “Safer at Home” declaration and forced voters to choose between risking their heal…

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April 17, 2020 at 8:46 PM

Did you see yesterday's message from our editor?

Did you see yesterday's message from our editor? We continue to cover the crisis, but we need your help! We know that many of our readers are not able to make a financial donation at this time. We absolutely understand. The Progressive remains…

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April 16, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Covering the Crisis

Covering the Crisis Dear Fellow Progressives, Since mid-March, The Progressive has published more than 80 articles that in one way or another relate to the coronavirus pandemic—an extraordinary output for a small operation like ours. We have r…

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April 15, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Supporting Democracy, Standing with Workers

Supporting Democracy, Standing with Workers Democracy Wins in Wisconsin Republicans fail in their effort to win Supreme Court seat by putting lives at risk. by Ruth Conniff …

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April 15, 2020 at 2:23 PM

Charitable Giving During This Time of Crisis

Charitable Giving During This Time of Crisis April 15, 2020 Dear fellow progressive, I hope this message finds you well in these uncertain times. We have received many questions from our supporters over the past few weeks regarding the new cha…

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April 11, 2020 at 3:59 PM

What should be a new normal?

What should be a new normal? View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Speaking in Boston, Massachusetts, in May 1920, Ohio Republican Senator Warren G. Harding said, “America’s present need is not heroics,…

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April 9, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Beyond Bernie: The Next Challenge for Progressives

Beyond Bernie: The Next Challenge for Progressives Beyond Bernie: The Next Challenge for Progressives Once the mourning is over, we must build on his campaign and turn this movement into greater leverage and power. by Christo…

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