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December 5, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Pitfalls and possibilities

Pitfalls and possibilities View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   We are now just a little more than a week away from the certification by the Electoral College of Joe Biden’s victory last month. While D…

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December 2, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Trump Will Be Evicted, but Trumpism Lives On

Trump Will Be Evicted, but Trumpism Lives On Thomas Frank: Trump Will Be Evicted, but Trumpism Lives On The Democratic Party’s future must be built around class-based issues in order to reach working peopl…

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December 1, 2020 at 11:14 PM

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday!

Support Progressive Journalism This #GivingTuesday! View this email in your browser Dear fellow progressive,   It's still #GivingTuesday until midnight, and we really need your help so the sun won't set on The Progressive's more than 111 …

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December 1, 2020 at 1:29 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 organizations around the world to take pa…

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November 28, 2020 at 5:04 PM

Remembering and giving thanks

Remembering and giving thanks View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   It is now nearly a month since the presidential election was decided at the polls. Donald Trump has still declined to concede the obvi…

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November 25, 2020 at 10:29 PM

Persistence and Resistance

Persistence and Resistance Like a Rocket in the Garden: The Unending War in Afghanistan People in the United States continue to pretend that the despair and futility we’ve caused isn’t our fault. by Kathy…

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November 23, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Looking for a unique gift for the holidays?

Looking for a unique gift for the holidays? Support The Progressive’s nonprofit, independent journalism! View this email in your browser Greetings readers, Welcome to our new online gift catalog! Whether you are looking for a unique…

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November 21, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Hostages and the truth

Hostages and the truth View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   It is now two weeks since the election was called for Joe Biden, but Donald Trump still refuses to accept the result. Yes, I know, I began la…

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November 11, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Trump Was Dumped, Now Let's Rebuild

Trump Was Dumped, Now Let's Rebuild Progressives Savor Historic Election After four long years, we've finally made it to the other side. by Ruth Conniff …

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November 7, 2020 at 4:59 PM

Election results, next steps

Election results, next steps View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   As of this writing, the victor in the 2020 presidential election remains undeclared. But there is no question that all signs point to J…

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November 4, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Biden Flips Wisconsin, Trump Plans Coup

Biden Flips Wisconsin, Trump Plans Coup Wisconsin Rebuffs Trump’s Attempt to Overturn the Election The State Elections Commission countered Trump’s misinformation about mail-in voting, but the race looks h…

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October 31, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Scary stories this Halloween

Scary stories this Halloween View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Today is Halloween, but perhaps a Halloween like no other. Mask wearing has taken on a totally new meaning, and intricate methods of no…

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October 28, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Make America Great: Make Trump Go Away

Make America Great: Make Trump Go Away Elect Biden, Then Give Him Power Despite Biden’s surprisingly progressive platform, he will need pressure to level the economic playing field, and guarantee basic ser…

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October 24, 2020 at 4:10 PM

Ten days and the world is shaking

Ten days and the world is shaking View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   I watched the live stream this morning as Donald Trump (who normally votes by mail despite his public condemnations of the practic…

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October 21, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Barrett, Biden, and Other Bad Things

Barrett, Biden, and Other Bad Things Unequal Justice: Confirmation Hearings Exposed Barrett as a Hardcore Rightwing Activist Her goal on the court will be to drive America back to the days before the New De…

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October 17, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Hearings and what we hear

Hearings and what we hear View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Thank you to everyone who sent kind notes and well-wishes after last week’s newsletter. I continue to improve, although (unlike the Presid…

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October 14, 2020 at 9:00 PM

What To Do About Trump (and His Army, Too)

What To Do About Trump (and His Army, Too) Interview with John Cusack: ‘You Vote Out Trump and Then Fight’ Actor John Cusack on the need to beat the President—and take on neoliberalism. by John Nichols …

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October 7, 2020 at 9:09 PM

Ain't No Power Like the Power of the People

Ain't No Power Like the Power of the People Philadelphia Activists Fight for Housing—and Win As the United States’ eviction crisis deepens, houseless organizers pressured the city to turn fifty vacant homes …

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October 3, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Debates and debacles

Debates and debacles View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Donald Trump has tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement sent shockwaves through the stock market and the nation. And yet, in many ways …

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September 30, 2020 at 9:30 PM

A Tale of Two Disasters: Our Planet and Our Government

A Tale of Two Disasters: Our Planet and Our Government Looking at the West Coast Wildfires Through an Indigenous Lens Native photographer Paul Wilson captures the Oregon fires from the perspective of the Kla…

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September 26, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Foreshadowing a crisis

Foreshadowing a crisis View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Donald Trump shocked many on Wednesday during a White House press conference when he refused to commit to accepting the results of November’s…

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September 19, 2020 at 4:02 PM

Passing, honoring, and remembering

Passing, honoring, and remembering View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   We at The Progressive are deeply saddened at the passing yesterday evening of the legendary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Gins…

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September 18, 2020 at 10:44 PM

Did you miss the 19th Annual Fighting Bob Fest?

Did you miss the 19th Annual Fighting Bob Fest? You can now stream it here at your convenience!  View this email in your browser Did you miss Fighting Bob Fest this year? No problem! Here is the entire program for your viewing pleasure. …

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September 16, 2020 at 8:59 PM

Voting in Trump's America

Voting in Trump's America Voting in the United States: A Constant Uphill Battle A new documentary produced by Stacey Abrams explores the history of voter suppression, today’s tactics, and what we need to do to…

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September 12, 2020 at 4:04 PM

Anniversaries and events

Anniversaries and events View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Last night we launched this year’s virtual version of our annual Fighting Bob Fest. It featured many familiar voices, but, like this year’s…

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September 10, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Join us for the 19th Annual Fighting Bob Fest!

Join us for the 19th Annual Fighting Bob Fest! Our FREE event will premier Friday Sept. 11 at 7:00 pm CDT!  View this email in your browser Neither rain, nor sleet..... Fighting Bob Fest will go on this year - but, just l…

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September 9, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Class is... in session?

Class is... in session? Midwest Dispatch: The Gospel of School Choice While Republicans peddle the myth that every student has access to ‘world-class schools,’ Democrats must start defending public schools. b…

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September 5, 2020 at 4:03 PM

Counting and remembering

Counting and remembering View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   I begin this week’s newsletter with an apology. Words matter. And I used an incorrect word last Saturday. In describing an author’s piece, …

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September 4, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Get a new book for the end of summer!

Get a new book for the end of summer! What a nice way to support The Progressive! View this email in your browser Greetings progressive readers, We are excited to be able to offer you a few great selections for your end of summer rea…

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August 29, 2020 at 4:04 PM

History and reckoning

History and reckoning View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   History matters. This was, to me, perhaps no more apparent than when, during this past week’s Republican National Convention, former NFL star …

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August 28, 2020 at 9:05 PM

Take the opportunity to get a new book for the holidays!

Take the opportunity to get a new book for the holidays! What a nice way to support The Progressive! View this email in your browser Greetings progressive readers, We are excited to be able to offer you a few great selections for you…

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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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