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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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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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, …

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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, …

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 …

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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 …

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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…

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