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August 13, 2022 at 4:00 PM

We cannot forget

We cannot forget View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On August 8, the FBI raided Donald Trump’s Florida estate at Mar-A-Lago (formerly dubbed his “southern White House”). According to one of Trump’s la…

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August 10, 2022 at 9:29 PM

It’s Time for Diplomacy

It’s Time for Diplomacy Yes, You Can Call Them Fascist The GOP and its allies have a lot in common with fascist movements of the past, so why can’t we just say tha…

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August 6, 2022 at 4:16 PM

Inflation and issues

Inflation and issues View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Democrats in the U.S. Senate have announced that, with the added support of Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, they now have enough votes to pass the “I…

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August 3, 2022 at 9:29 PM

On the Front Lines of the Culture Wars

On the Front Lines of the Culture Wars The New Era of Rightwing Judicial Supremacy The U.S. Supreme Court has entered a legal fantasy world: advancing a regressive…

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July 30, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Announcements and anniversaries

Announcements and anniversaries View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, One of the big surprises to come out of the nationally televised hearings of the January 6th committee was a chance to see the unedit…

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July 27, 2022 at 9:29 PM

The ADA’s Anniversary and Where We Are Now

The ADA’s Anniversary and Where We Are Now Smart Ass Cripple: The ADA’s Bittersweet Anniversary At age thirty-two, the Americans with Disabilities Act is still a wo…

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July 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM

From Bannon to banning

From Bannon to banning   View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, Steve Bannon became the first former Trump Administration aide to be convicted in relation to the House Select Committee’s Janua…

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July 21, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Activists Unite to Fight the Power

Activists Unite to Fight the Power The Activist Offering: We Need Over-the-Counter Birth Control The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing an application for a …

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July 18, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Join us tomorrow, for an in-person book talk! 📚

Join us tomorrow, for an in-person book talk! 📚 Meet us at A Room of One's Own, for an exclussive book talk with Ruth Conniff and Norm Stockwell!  A live stream will be available.  View this email in your browser FREE IN-PERSON and VIRTU…

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July 16, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Fist bumps and commemorations

Fist bumps and commemorations View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, President Joe Biden travelled to Saudi Arabia where he greeted Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) with a “fist bump” sen…

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July 15, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Free book event! 📚 7/19/22

Free book event! 📚 7/19/22 Free in person book event with Ruth Conniff. Virtual stream will be available.  View this email in your browser FREE VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT with Ruth Conniff Tuesday, July 19 from…

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July 13, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Rights For All People

Rights For All People The Other Americans: Guatemalan Public Prosecutor’s Office Rolls Back Corruption Cases As officials are being let off for acts of corruption, …

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July 11, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Save the Date - Free book event! 📚 7/19/22

Save the Date - Free book event! 📚 7/19/22 Free in person book event with Ruth Conniff. Virtual stream will be available.  View this email in your browser FREE VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT with Ruth Conniff Tuesd…

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July 9, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Attempting to stem the tide

Attempting to stem the tide View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order aimed at responding to last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned the…

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July 7, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Jim Goodman, a Life Well Lived

Jim Goodman, a Life Well Lived Jim Goodman, a Life Well Lived The Progressive contributor who focused on immigration issues passes away at age seventy-three. by No…

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July 5, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Get a new summer book and support The Progressive!

Get a new summer book and support The Progressive! All books are in stock and ready to ship. Supplies are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. View this email in your browser Greetings, progressive readers! We…

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July 2, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Revolutions and promises that fall short

Revolutions and promises that fall short View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, July 4 is celebrated in the United States as “Independence Day,” yet now, as much as at any time in our history, it is clear…

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June 30, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Looking for a new book for the summer?

Looking for a new book for the summer? Get a new book for the summer and support The Progressive! View this email in your browser Greetings, progressive readers! We are excited to offer many new selections for your summer reading list. …

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June 29, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Land of Mass Shootings, Home of Reproductive Control

Land of Mass Shootings, Home of Reproductive Control What the Reversal of Roe Means for the LGBTQ+ Community It’s becoming clear that the undermining of abortion righ…

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June 25, 2022 at 3:59 PM

The Supreme Court acts

The Supreme Court acts View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Friday June 24, shortly after 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its much-anticipated ruling to overturn nearly fifty y…

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June 22, 2022 at 9:29 PM

We All Killed Vincent Chin

We All Killed Vincent Chin Cries For Justice Echo Forty Years Later in the Re-Release of ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’ The violent killing resonates with attacks on Asia…

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June 18, 2022 at 3:59 PM

Marching forward

Marching forward View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, This weekend we celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Texas, following the announcement …

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June 16, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Juneteenth . . . But Still No Justice

Juneteenth . . . But Still No Justice Why We Should All Celebrate Juneteenth Even though President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that made Juneteenth a federal hol…

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June 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Ramifications of a culture

Ramifications of a culture View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Public hearings of the January 6 committee began this week. Hearings will continue for a total of six sessions - three days next week, ano…

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June 8, 2022 at 9:29 PM

The Violent States of America

The Violent States of America Unequal Justice: Can the January 6 Committee Help Fix Our Damaged Democracy? The nine members will begin the series of televised public …

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June 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Hearings and being heard

Hearings and being heard View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, former Trump aide Peter Navarro was arrested as he tried to board an airplane in Nashville, Tennessee. Navarro was arraigned in c…

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June 1, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Killing Us Softly With Their Political Inaction

Killing Us Softly With Their Political Inaction Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough Young people like me are tired of the lack of policy change in response to mass sh…

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May 28, 2022 at 4:00 PM

"Why does this only happen in your country?"

"Why does this only happen in your country?" View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On May 24, in Uvalde, Texas, nineteen students and two teachers were murdered by a heavily armed eighteen-year-old, who …

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May 25, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Two Years Later

Two Years Later Thousands Protest George Floyd’s Murder in Minneapolis Ending in clashes between armed cops and angry community members, the protest showed the immens…

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May 21, 2022 at 3:59 PM

This must change

This must change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Shortly after I sent out last week’s newsletter, a horrendous racist shooting took place in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Ten people were kill…

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May 18, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Respect and Resistance

Respect and Resistance U.S. Officials Consider Truth Commission for American Indian Boarding Schools Indigenous organizations and human rights advocates are urging la…

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May 14, 2022 at 3:59 PM

A precedent we should not follow

A precedent we should not follow View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The impact of the leaked draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito continues to be felt, with marches and rallies scheduled today in c…

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May 12, 2022 at 9:29 PM

If Not Here, Where In America?

If Not Here, Where In America? The Other Americans: Central America has Suffered from Anti-Abortion Laws for Decades While several Latin American countries are advanci…

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May 7, 2022 at 3:59 PM

A challenge to choice

A challenge to choice View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, From August 20-23, 1984, the Trindad-born British author V.S. Naipaul covered the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. It was the c…

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May 4, 2022 at 9:30 PM

The Battle Over Our Bodies in a War on Human Rights

The Battle Over Our Bodies in a War on Human Rights I Am an Advocate for Abortion Rights. Here’s How You Can Join Me in the Fight With the leaked U.S. Supreme Court op…

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April 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Workers of the world are uniting

Workers of the world are uniting View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, “The Cause of Labour is The Hope of the World” is the title of a piece of music written by the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhann…

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April 27, 2022 at 9:30 PM

The Right's Battle Against . . . Children's Books?

The Right's Battle Against . . . Children's Books? The Right’s LGBTQ+ Books Ban—And the Fight to Stop Them Among Republicans’ growing list of censored titles are books …

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April 23, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Earth Day, every day

Earth Day, every day View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, April 22 was the fifty-second Earth Day. This year, the day was marked by ever-growing concerns that the world will be unable to meet the goals …

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April 20, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Roe vs. Republicans

Roe vs. Republicans Oklahoma: From Safe Haven to Reproductive Rights Battleground The state that once welcomed people from Texas seeking abortions is now one of many Rep…

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April 16, 2022 at 3:59 PM

War is not the answer

War is not the answer View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, A devastating war continues in Ukraine. Last week photojournalist Daniel Brown visited the suburbs outside Kyiv and sent us a gripping photoess…

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April 13, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Human Rights Are Non-Negotiable

Human Rights Are Non-Negotiable From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol, Killing Civilians is a Crime Americans are rightfully horrified to see Ukrainians killed by Russian force…

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April 9, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Long arcs, and short time

Long arcs, and short time View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. Following contentious and often mean-spirited conf…

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April 6, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Exposing Exploitation

Exposing Exploitation The Fight for Labor Rights in Mexico Activists are beginning to undo the damage done by NAFTA. by James Goodman …

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April 4, 2022 at 9:18 PM

This Thursday - Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian!

This Thursday - Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian! Join us  for this free book talk! April 7, 2022 View this email in your browser FREE VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT with Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian  Thursday April 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. CST …

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April 2, 2022 at 3:59 PM

It's been a long time coming (a change is gonna come)

It's been a long time coming (a change is gonna come) View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On March 29, President Biden finally signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act. It took more than one hu…

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March 30, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Protect People and the Planet—Not Police and Profits

Protect People and the Planet—Not Police and Profits Midwest Dispatch: Minneapolis Police vs. Teachers—A Tale of Two Contracts The city’s police department has received sig…

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March 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Statements, actions, and intent

Statements, actions, and intent View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On August 11, 1984, then-President Ronald Reagan made a frightening joke while testing a microphone before his weekly live radio addr…

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March 24, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Free virtual book event April 7, 2022

Free virtual book event April 7, 2022 Join Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian View this email in your browser FREE VIRTUAL BOOK EVENT with Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian  Thursday April 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. CST …

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March 23, 2022 at 9:29 PM

The Death of Democracy

The Death of Democracy The Supreme Court Delivers a Blow to Democracy in Wisconsin The high court moves to guarantee the GOP control of the state legislature through rigged …

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March 19, 2022 at 4:03 PM

Voices for peace, journalism for change

Voices for peace, journalism for change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Reports of civilian casualties in the war in Ukraine, now entering its fourth week, continue unabated. According to the U.N. H…

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