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  The Progressive · [email protected]
April 7, 2020 at 2:58 PM

Covering this moment mindfully

Covering this moment mindfully Acknowledging that you, our reader, may be struggling too Our lives in the span of just one month have transformed drastically. As the COVID-19 virus rapidly spreads across the country it has become shockingly cl…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
April 4, 2020 at 4:05 PM

Risk and response

Risk and response View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, News media is a critical source of information in this time of worldwide pandemic. And yet, Donald Trump repeatedly lashes out at legitimate, respe…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 9:29 PM

COVID-19 and Poverty in America

COVID-19 and Poverty in America Money for Hospital Beds, Not Trump’s Wall The President has diverted funds explicitly earmarked for tasks like renovating dilapidated health clinics to support border wall construction. by Gary …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 28, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Vulnerability and community

Vulnerability and community View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   On Thursday, Bob Dylan released a new song, his first in eight years, via a post on Twitter. The nearly seventeen-minute song, which c…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Our latest issue is FREE for you

Our latest issue is FREE for you This is not business as usual... This is not business as usual . . .    For all of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a major disruption to every aspect of our lives. The P…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 7:59 PM

Our latest issue is out now!

Our latest issue is out now! This is not business as usual... This is not business as usual . . .    For all of us, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a major disruption to every aspect of our lives. The Progr…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 21, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Writing from home, reading together

Writing from home, reading together View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This has been a week of closures and social distancing. As cartoonist Mark Fiore illustrates, we are all being asked to do somet…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 6:59 PM

On The Progressive, and my mom

On The Progressive, and my mom A special note from editor, Bill Lueders Dear Fellow Progressives: On March 11, less than two weeks after we moved my mother into assisted-care housing for the elderly, the facility shut its doors to visitors. I h…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 7:04 PM

Together we will see this through.

Together we will see this through. Though we face challenging times ahead, our connections will allow us to survive. Dear Fellow Progressives, Monday was my last day in the office. As I was leaving, I noted that the usually busy streets in the…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Coming Together While Apart During COVID-19

Coming Together While Apart During COVID-19 Why Seniors Aren’t Staying Home to Avoid COVID-19 As people choose self-quarantine, social distancing, and remote work, those who are less privileged are the most vulnerable. by Lexi …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 17, 2020 at 9:01 PM

An unparalleled challenge

An unparalleled challenge The recent coronavirus pandemic has presented, to all of us, an unprecedented crisis. Dear Progressive Readers,  The recent coronavirus pandemic has presented, to all of us, an unprecedented crisis. We are all doing w…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 14, 2020 at 3:59 PM

The virus and the count

The virus and the count View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   As I write this, numerous local, regional, and national governments are declaring, or have declared, states of emergency in response to the …
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
March 11, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Inside COVID-19 Quarantine

Inside COVID-19 Quarantine Foreign Correspondent: Am I the Next Typhoid Mary? My first-hand account of coronavirus quarantine, after a trip to Iran. by Reese Erlich ‘You’re a Musician a…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 7, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Counting the votes, doing the math

Counting the votes, doing the math View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   We have said it more than once in the past couple years, but: What a difference a week makes. The Super Tuesday results, followin…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 9:59 PM

A Jolt of "Joe-Mentum"

A Jolt of "Joe-Mentum" View this email in your browser Super Tuesday Delivers Jolt of Joe-Mentum Biden scored huge victories on Super Tuesday after South Carolina win and Buttigieg and Klobuchar endorsements. But the Democratic no…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 4, 2020 at 2:25 AM

The clock is running out!

The clock is running out! And we still need your help! The clock is running out! There is still time to help The Progressive during this year's Big Share! Please take a moment tonight and make a contribution. Large or small, …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 9:59 PM

We need your help!

We need your help! The stakes could not be higher! Today is The Big Share! The Big Share is underway. This is a special day here in Wisconsin and we hope that you will join in before midnight tonite! The Progressive covers mo…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 12:29 PM

Today is the Big Day!

Today is the Big Day! We need your help! Today is The Big Share! Today is a special day in Wisconsin and we want to make sure you join in! The Progressive is participating in The Big Share, a day of giving o…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 29, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Leap Day special edition Progressive weekly newsletter

Leap Day special edition Progressive weekly newsletter View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Last Sunday, I spent the afternoon in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with radio host and author Thom Hartmann and U.…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 8:20 PM

The Big Share is Less Than A Week Away!

The Big Share is Less Than A Week Away! Please Donate to The Progressive on Tuesday, March 3! The Big Share is Less Than A Week Away! Donate now! On Tuesday, March 3, The Progressive will again be…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
February 26, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Bloomberg vs. white privilege, Biden vs. the moderators, and Bernie vs. ... everyone

Bloomberg vs. white privilege, Biden vs. the moderators, and Bernie vs. ... everyone View this email in your browser All Hell Breaks Loose in South Carolina Debate Warren persisted, Bloomberg bombed, and Bernie beat…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 22, 2020 at 4:59 PM

'The cooperation of many convinced energetic people.'

'The cooperation of many convinced energetic people.' View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This weekend, voters in Nevada will caucus to choose among a field of Democratic hopefuls for the nomination t…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 21, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Please Donate to The Progressive on Tuesday, March 3 - for The Big Share!

Please Donate to The Progressive on Tuesday, March 3 - for The Big Share! View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Supporters, On Tuesday, March 3, The Progressive will again be partic…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
February 19, 2020 at 10:59 PM

Demilitarize Now!

Demilitarize Now! Keeping corporate interest out of foreign policy and America out of nuclear war. View this email in your browser Demilitarize Foreign Policy A foreign policy, untethered to corporate interests, …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 15, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Memory and a call to action

Memory and a call to action View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Yesterday marked the second anniversary of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. For many ar…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
February 12, 2020 at 11:00 PM

What would a truly progressive platform for 2020 look like?

What would a truly progressive platform for 2020 look like? View this email in your browser Read the February/March 2020 issue now!  What would a truly #progressive platform for 2020 look like? We asked Sarah Jaff…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 8, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Debates, verdicts, and an uncertain path

Debates, verdicts, and an uncertain path View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The week began for us in Iowa. Progressive reporter Alice Herman and photographer Joeff Davis joined me in Ames, Iowa to co…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
February 1, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Senate trial and campaign trail

Senate trial and campaign trail View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The week began with the Senate chaplain Barry C. Black invoking the words he said were “reverberating down the corridors of centurie…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 25, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Hearings and responsibility

Hearings and responsibility View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues in the United States Senate. As of yet, there does not seem to have been any divergence …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 18, 2020 at 5:02 PM

A wall and an opening

A wall and an opening View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   I spent a couple of days in Berlin, Germany earlier this month. One of the places I visited was the St. Marienkirche (Saint Mary’s Church) in …
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 11, 2020 at 5:00 PM

An exit from Iraq and all wars

An exit from Iraq and all wars View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   I am writing this newsletter from London, England, where not all of the talk is about Brexit or #Megxit (the decision of Duchess Megh…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
January 4, 2020 at 5:04 PM

The beginning of a new year marked by old fears

The beginning of a new year marked by old fears View this email in your browser   Dear Progressive Reader, The past twenty-four hours have brought U.S.-Iran relations into the spotlight in a dramatic way. Donald Trum…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 8:54 PM

We are down to the wire and we need your help by midnight!

We are down to the wire and we need your help by midnight! Please help us build a progressive future! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive, I just noticed that your name is missing from our c…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 4:14 PM

We need strong, independent reporting now more than ever!

We need strong, independent reporting now more than ever! Please support The Progressive today!  View this email in your browser   Dear fellow progressives,    For most of us, 2019 has been a relentless year — a…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 12:07 AM

Keep The Progressive fierce in 2020!

Keep The Progressive fierce in 2020! Support independent journalism today! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressives,   For all of us, 2019 was a wild and crazy year—and with 2020 looming on th…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Looking back, and looking forward

Looking back, and looking forward View this email in your browser   Dear Progressive Reader, In this final newsletter of 2019, I am thinking back on the past, and certainly momentous, year. It was a year of political…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 9:29 PM

The need for The Progressive has never been greater!

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 Progressive readers,   As the year comes to a clos…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 5:05 PM

Learning from history and from today

Learning from history and from today View this email in your browser   Dear Progressive Reader, The big news this week was, of course, the House vote to approve two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump—a Cong…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 3:58 PM

Time is running out to get your new progressive book for the holidays!

Time is running out to get your new progressive book for the holidays! Support The Progressive’s nonprofit, independent journalism! View this email in your browser Greetings progressive readers,   The Progressive has received some gre…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 14, 2019 at 4:59 PM

Dialogue and decisions

Dialogue and decisions View this email in your browser   Dear Progressive Reader, The legendary Hollywood star Ed Asner was in Madison this past week to perform on stage in his current comedy God Help Us! – a show wh…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
December 7, 2019 at 4:59 PM

Writing articles, remembering movements

Writing articles, remembering movements View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that the House would be moving forward with the drafting of articles…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 11:11 PM

Please don't let the clock run out!

Please don't let the clock run out! Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive,   It's still #GivingTuesday until midnight, and we really need y…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday!

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive,   Today is #GivingTuesday – and The Progressive is joining thousands of other nonprofit organiz…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 11:30 PM

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday!

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive, Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and we hope that you will choose to participate!   Your donation will strengthen the future o…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 5:00 PM

"The only security of all is in a free press." - Thomas Jefferson (1823)

"The only security of all is in a free press." - Thomas Jefferson (1823) View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This weekend I am in Houston, Texas, for the twentieth anniversary IndyMedia Encuentro—a co…
  The Progressive magazine · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 2:04 PM

The Countdown to #GivingTuesday

The Countdown to #GivingTuesday View this email in your browser We're writing to let you know that The Progressive will be participating in #GivingTuesday again this year.     In case you’re not familiar, #…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 23, 2019 at 5:03 PM

Hearings, debates, and actions

Hearings, debates, and actions View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, This past week was marked by three days of public hearings conducted by the House Intelligence Committee, bringing the total to…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 16, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Reports, hearings, and testimony

Reports, hearings, and testimony View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the brutal murders in El Salvador of six Jesuit priests and two women who worked wit…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 9, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Voices from the road

Voices from the road View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   My colleague Daniel Libby and I are currently on the road. We have been traveling to a series of cities and towns with David Barsamian of Alter…
  The Progressive · [email protected]
November 2, 2019 at 4:01 PM

Inquiries and accusations

Inquiries and accusations View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday, 232 to 196 (mostly along party lines), to formalize the impeachment inquiry that h…