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June 19, 2021 at 3:59 PM

"The task is not complete"

"The task is not complete" View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Today is Juneteenth. On this day, 156 years ago, on June 19, 1865, Union troops marched into Galveston, Texas and brought the news to 250…

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June 16, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Our Undemocratic Democracy

Our Undemocratic Democracy Waiting for Justice in Immigration Court Rescinding Trump-era restrictions would only be a start toward radical reform. by James Goodman …

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June 12, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Blowing the whistle so everyone can hear

Blowing the whistle so everyone can hear View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Fifty years ago, on June 13, 1971, The New York Times published a front page story that released portions of the now-famous…

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June 9, 2021 at 9:30 PM

On Power, the Pandemic, and the Post Office

On Power, the Pandemic, and the Post Office Saving the Postal Service The battle to protect the future of the U.S. mail system is winnable. by Bill Lueders …

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June 5, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Some new things, same old commitments

Some new things, same old commitments View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Here at The Progressive we have some new and exciting things to tell you about—but nothing has changed in our 112-year-long co…

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June 2, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Proud and Progressive

Proud and Progressive Edge of Sports: Turning Against Trans Student Athletes Youth sports provide hope and acceptance. For trans youth, who are at greater risk of depression, anxiety, and suicide b…

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May 29, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Knowledge and memory

Knowledge and memory View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Israel’s eleven days of attacks on Gaza, beginning May 10, have changed the conversation in Washington about U.S. relations with both Israel an…

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May 26, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Liberate Us, Everyone

Liberate Us, Everyone ‘Our Liberation is Connected with the Palestinian People’ Aaron Dixon, a former Black Panther Party captain, on why the struggle for justice in Palestine is inseparable from th…

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May 22, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Cease fire - at home and abroad

Cease fire - at home and abroad View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   A cease-fire has been established in the recent bombing of Gaza by Israel. This took place after the deaths of in excess of 250 Pale…

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May 19, 2021 at 9:51 PM

Rise of the Global Right: From the U.S. to Israel

Rise of the Global Right: From the U.S. to Israel How the United States Contributes to the Killing of Palestinians As Gaza suffers, Congress has been slow to counteract President Joe Biden’s plan to…

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May 15, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Sharing the perspectives of diverse voices

Sharing the perspectives of diverse voices View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Our Progressive Media Project began in 1993 with a goal of diversifying the nation’s print media by training new writers …

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May 12, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Tackling Trauma Together

Tackling Trauma Together Addressing Mental Health as a Community Issue in El Salvador Mental health project offers a series of workshops to help the residents of Arcatao work through trauma. by Ele…

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May 8, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Celebrating labor and a free press

Celebrating labor and a free press View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Last Tuesday was the 102nd anniversary of the birth of Pete Seeger. The legendary folk musician and activist died at the age of n…

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May 5, 2021 at 9:29 PM

People Over Pipelines

People Over Pipelines A Call for Biden: Stop Enbridge Line 3 The Canadian oil company is feeling the heat as Indigenous groups, environmental organizations, and other activists are demanding that the …

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May 1, 2021 at 4:00 PM

One hundred days and May Day

One hundred days and May Day View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Happy May Day!   On this day, one hundred thirty-five years ago, more than 80,000 workers speaking twenty different languages marched t…

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April 28, 2021 at 9:29 PM

The GOP, Tucker Carlson, and Other Bigots

The GOP, Tucker Carlson, and Other Bigots Antisemitism Meets Transphobia White nationalists and anti-trans feminists use the same conspiracies to target trans and Jewish folks. by Ben Lorber, Heron G…

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April 24, 2021 at 4:03 PM

Cautions and consequences

Cautions and consequences View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Last night our recent cover story by Melissa Ryan was featured on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams. In his introduction, Williams…

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April 21, 2021 at 9:14 PM

Chauvin's Guilty, But What About the System Itself?

Chauvin's Guilty, But What About the System Itself? Unequal Justice: A Victory for Racial Justice But long after the Chauvin verdict, the struggle will continue. by Bill Blum …

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April 17, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Addressing America

Addressing America View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark died April 9 at the age of 93 at his home in New York. Clark was a longtime advocate for civil rights, j…

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April 15, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Serving Death Sentences, Protecting No One

Serving Death Sentences, Protecting No One What a BLM Protest Actually Looks Like Following the police killing of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on April 11, community members have been g…

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April 14, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Join us, this Thursday for a virtual book event!

Join us, this Thursday for a virtual book event! Join Chuck Collins as reads from his book: The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Spend Millions to Hide Trillions View this email in your browser APRIL 15 - VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT The Wealth H…

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April 10, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Memories and loss

Memories and loss View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   In last week’s newsletter, I noted that April 9 was the anniversary of the birth of Paul Robeson. Yesterday was also the anniversary of a unique a…

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April 7, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Who Keeps Us Safe?

Who Keeps Us Safe? George Floyd and the Opioid Crisis Derek Chauvin's defense team is attempting to blame George Floyd’s struggle with opioids for causing his death. by Lauren Trifunovich …

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April 6, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Free Book Event: Do prisons really make us safer?

Free Book Event: Do prisons really make us safer? Join us for a discussion with Victoria Law as we talk about her new book, "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration. View this email in your browser APRIL 9 - VI…

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April 3, 2021 at 4:04 PM

History and the "fierce urgency of now."

History and the "fierce urgency of now." View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Tomorrow marks the fifty-third anniversary of the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was killed …

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April 2, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Please join us in April for two virtual book events

Please join us in April for two virtual book events Join Victoria Law and Chuck Collins as they discuss their new books. View this email in your browser APRIL 9 - VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass I…

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March 31, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Endless Wars and Racism

Endless Wars and Racism ‘Criminalization Makes the Situation Worse’: Victoria Law on Incarceration In an interview about her new book “Prisons Make Us Safer,” the prison abolition advocate speaks on the…

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March 27, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Addressing violence, reporting on movements

Addressing violence, reporting on movements View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Egyptian feminist author and physician Dr. Nawal El Saadawi passed away last Sunday in Cairo at the age of 89. A lifelon…

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March 26, 2021 at 9:30 PM

Save the date for two special upcoming events!

Save the date for two special upcoming events! Join Victoria Law and Chuck Collins as they discuss their new books. View this email in your browser 2 VIRTUAL BOOK EVENTS "Prisons Make Us Safer" and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration…

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March 24, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Save Our Democracy and Our Planet

Save Our Democracy and Our Planet Amazon and the Pandemic How the virus that battered the economy was a boon for Jeff Bezos. by Alec MacGillis …

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March 20, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Tragedies and trials

Tragedies and trials View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This newsletter comes between two tragic anniversaries of United States foreign policy. March 24 is the forty-first anniversary of the assassin…

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March 17, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Who's Fighting for the People?

Who's Fighting for the People? A Budget to Defend the People, Not the Weapons Makers It’s time we stop prioritizing weapons before citizens and re-evaluate our funding of nuclear weapons. by Tristan Guy…

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March 13, 2021 at 5:11 PM

Lessons and agendas

Lessons and agendas View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This week marks a sad anniversary, the murder, a year ago today, of Breonna Taylor by police in Louisville, Kentucky. In August 2020, The Progre…

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March 11, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Looking for a book to read this Spring?

Looking for a book to read this Spring? Please visit our online store now to see our new offerings!  View this email in your browser Greetings readers, Our online store continues to grow!  Whether you are looking for a unique gift t…

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February 26, 2021 at 9:59 PM

The Big Share is Just A Few Days Away!

The Big Share is Just A Few Days Away! Please donate now through midnight on Tuesday, March 2! The Big Share is less than a week away - but it means more to us now than ever!  Donate now! On Tuesd…

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February 24, 2021 at 10:30 PM

What Happened to the Demands for Racial Justice?

What Happened to the Demands for Racial Justice? Why Aren’t There More Black Teachers? Less than 7 percent of teachers are Black. That needs to change. by Rann Miller …

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February 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Speaking up or staying silent

Speaking up or staying silent View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   In February we celebrate Black History Month. The month of February is notably the shortest month on the calendar, and in no way lon…

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February 13, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Trials and tribulations

Trials and tribulations View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   This week’s news has been dominated by the second Senate impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Mark Fiore offers a clever illustration of the l…

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February 12, 2021 at 10:30 PM

Join us this Sunday for a special virtual book event with Frank Smyth!

Join us this Sunday for a special virtual book event with Frank Smyth! Frank Smyth and his book: The NRA: The Unauthorized History View this email in your browser VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT Frank Smyth: The NRA: The Unauthorized History …

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February 10, 2021 at 9:59 PM

Teachers and Impeachers

Teachers and Impeachers Midwest Dispatch: Can Sam’s Club Vaccinate Our Teachers? As educators and staff are forced to return to schools, many are wondering if and where they will receive their COVID-19 va…

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February 6, 2021 at 5:12 PM

History and memories

History and memories View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   February is celebrated as Black History Month. On February 7, 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson initiated the recognition of a week designated as Neg…

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February 4, 2021 at 10:59 PM

Join us next weekend for a virtual book event that looks at The Unauthorized History of the NRA

Join us next weekend for a virtual book event that looks at The Unauthorized History of the NRA Frank Smyth and his book: The NRA: The Unauthorized History View this email in your browser VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT Frank Smyth: The NRA: The Unau…

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February 3, 2021 at 10:29 PM

The Future Is ... In Dire Need of Health Care

The Future Is ... In Dire Need of Health Care Why Biden Needs to Go Bold The worst mistake the Democrats could make is to seek the center—again. by John Nichols …

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February 1, 2021 at 6:00 PM

We Hope You Can Join Us for a Virtual Book Event!

We Hope You Can Join Us for a Virtual Book Event! Frank Smyth and his book: The NRA: The Unauthorized History View this email in your browser VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT Frank Smyth: The NRA: The Unauthorized History …

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January 30, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Symbols and actions

Symbols and actions View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Shortly after he gave his Inaugural Address, newly sworn-in President Joe Biden headed to the Oval Office to sign a batch of executive orders. T…

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January 27, 2021 at 10:14 PM

Honor Our Planet, Protect Our Workers

Honor Our Planet, Protect Our Workers Stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline Is Just the First Step Toward Environmental Justice Indigenous groups and environmental activists are also calling on President Bide…

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January 23, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Feelings of optimism and realism

Feelings of optimism and realism View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   The week began with nationwide commemorations of the birth of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. In a powerful essay for our webs…

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January 21, 2021 at 3:00 PM

We Hope You Can Join Us for a Virtual Book Event Tonight!

We Hope You Can Join Us for a Virtual Book Event Tonight! From Inspiration to Activism, A Personal Journey through Obama’s Presidential Campaign. View this email in your browser VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT From Inspiration to Activism, A Personal…

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January 20, 2021 at 9:59 PM

Under President Biden

Under President Biden Biden Must Build a Bridge to Young Americans Young people came out, not because we were excited, but because we were scared. For our lives. For our future. For democracy. by Ashley…

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January 16, 2021 at 5:03 PM

Two birthdays and an impeachment

Two birthdays and an impeachment View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Our focus the first week of this month was understandably on the Senate runoffs in Georgia, and the events the following day in Was…

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