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July 31, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Solidarity with democracy at stake

Solidarity with democracy at stake The Supreme Court’s Attacks on Democracy Are Now a Chilling Yearly Ritual What used to be an annual release of nuanced legal decisions has become a predictable assault against the nati…

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July 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Wisdom and opportunity

Wisdom and opportunity View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Shortly after last Saturday’s newsletter went out, an earthshaking political event took place. On Sunday July 21, President Joe Biden announced…

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July 24, 2024 at 9:31 PM

This changes everything

This changes everything In a Struggle for Democracy, Kamala Harris Takes Center Stage Harris, running on abortion rights, could beat Trump and prevent a potential dictatorship. by John Nichols …

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July 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM

Unconventional week

Unconventional week View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, A lot has happened in the past week. Last Saturday evening, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Donald Trump was wounded in an apparent ass…

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July 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The race ahead

The race ahead RNC: In the Belly of the Beast Protesters try to put a damper on the celebration of all things Trump. by Bill Lueders …

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July 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Real choices, short time

Real choices, short time View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, With numbers that appear to defy logic, Donald Trump and Joe Biden remain basically tied in almost every poll. This in spite of Trump’s convi…

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July 10, 2024 at 9:30 PM

The War in Gaza and at Home

The War in Gaza and at Home While Israel Bombards Gaza, Settlers are Stealing Palestinian Land in the West Bank Israeli soldiers and police are facilitating illegal settlements in the West Bank, sparking more violence ag…

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July 6, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Concerns and responses

Concerns and responses View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, President Joe Biden continues his two campaigns—the first to defeat Donald Trump in November, the second to convince his party, and Democratic …

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July 3, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Democracy is in peril this fourth of July

Democracy is in peril this fourth of July The Supreme Court’s Immunity Decision Puts Democracy in Peril Granting Presidents freedom from prosecution paves the way for a dictatorship. by Chris Edelson …

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June 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Debates, questions, and results

Debates, questions, and results View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Looming large in the news this week was President Joe Biden’s lackluster performance in the presidential debate on Thursday night. Ri…

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June 26, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The race unfolding

The race unfolding Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Is an Assault on History Republicans are using a debunked James Madison quote to defend a bill that would eviscerate church-state separation. by Robert McCoy …

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June 22, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Celebrations, commemorations, and calls to action

Celebrations, commemorations, and calls to action View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Wednesday was the Juneteenth holiday commemorating 159 years since the day in 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived …

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June 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM

The power to change everything

The power to change everything The United States Is Still the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine Other nations must be allowed to mediate for a diplomatic end to the war. by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J S Davies …

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June 15, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Building a better world

Building a better world View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, June 14 marked the 169th anniversary of the birth of our magazine’s founder Robert M. “Fighting Bob” La Follette. As I noted in a speech at h…

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June 12, 2024 at 9:47 PM

Resisting Violence at Home and Abroad

Resisting Violence at Home and Abroad How the Media Failed the College Student Encampments The focus on Columbia University has overshadowed the extent of protests—and police brutality—at public schools. By Sarah Baum   …

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June 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM

Knowledge and warnings

Knowledge and warnings View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, Pranay Vaddi, a top arms control official at the National Security Council, said that “The United States may have to deploy more st…

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June 5, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The Media Literacy Issue

The Media Literacy Issue The June / July Issue Is OUT NOW! As one of the most consequential elections in recent history approaches, the need for critical media literacy skills has never been more importan…

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June 1, 2024 at 4:13 PM

Convictions and concerns

Convictions and concerns View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Former President Donald Trump has been convicted on all thirty-four counts in the New York State “hush money” trial. Trump’s sentencing is s…

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May 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM

Sins of the Past

Sins of the Past Haiti’s Sin of Resistance Many of the tragedies befalling the island nation trace back to colonial interventions. by Rann Miller …

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May 25, 2024 at 3:59 PM

An end to needless killing at home and abroad

An end to needless killing at home and abroad View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Today marks the fourth anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the wake of that…

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May 22, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Hope Amidst Turmoil

Hope Amidst Turmoil The Chilling Effect of Equating Criticism of Israel to Antisemitism Broadening the federal definition of antisemitism is a disingenuous attempt to quash dissent. by Stephen Zunes …

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May 18, 2024 at 4:12 PM

The rhyming of history

The rhyming of history View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Acolytes of Donald Trump—some hoping to be Vice Presidential material—continue to make their pilgrimages to New York City to show their suppor…

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May 15, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Standing Up for Justice

Standing Up for Justice The New Assault on Academic Freedom Professors across the country are being targeted by the right to score political points. by Stephen Zunes …

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May 11, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Calls for peace, then and now

Calls for peace, then and now View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented to Congress a National Security Memorandum (NSM-20) that examined the use o…

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May 8, 2024 at 10:29 PM

Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past ‘We Must Do More Than Echo the Past’: Inside the Kent State Protests for Palestine Students are marking the anniversary of the Kent State shootings by focusing on Gaza. by Samer Badawi …

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May 4, 2024 at 4:09 PM

Press freedom and calls for peace

Press freedom and calls for peace View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Today is the fifty-fourth anniversary of the killing of four students at Kent State University in Ohio. On May 4, 1970, amid ongoin…

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May 3, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Today is Press Freedom Day!

Today is Press Freedom Day! What better time to support The Progressive! View this email in your browser Dear Progressive reader, There have been few other times in recent history when truth and democracy have been in such imminent da…

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May 2, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Gaza Solidarity Encampments

Gaza Solidarity Encampments The Crackdown on Campus Protests Is a Bipartisan Strategy to Repress Pro-Palestine Speech Unlike apartheid-era South Africa, many universities aren’t even recognizing Israel’s human rights abuses…

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April 27, 2024 at 3:59 PM

Commemorations and memorials

Commemorations and memorials View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, This weekend The Progressive has been hosting a celebration of the centenary of Robert M. La Follette’s third-party campaign for the pre…

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April 24, 2024 at 10:44 PM

A Controversial Speaker and Questions for the Future

A Controversial Speaker and Questions for the Future When Kyle Rittenhouse Came to Kent State The young acquitted murderer is being paraded around campuses to stir up controversy. by Zach D. Roberts   …

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April 20, 2024 at 4:11 PM

Earth Day should be everyday

Earth Day should be everyday View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Monday is the fifty-fourth anniversary of the first Earth Day. In April 1970, The Progressive gave over the entire issue of the magazine…

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April 17, 2024 at 11:00 PM

The Age of Violence

The Age of Violence A Further Reckoning for Abu Ghraib Trial seeks to hold corporate contractors accountable for ‘outsourced’ abuses committed in Iraqi prison. by David Rosen …

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April 13, 2024 at 4:12 PM

Thinking and making change

Thinking and making change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The decision this week by Arizona’s state supreme court to uphold an 1864 law prohibiting almost all abortions, combined with a recent Flo…

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April 10, 2024 at 9:29 PM

A Beacon of Peace?

A Beacon of Peace? How Biden Immediately Undermined the U.N. Ceasefire Vote The Biden Administration is trying to seem like they’re working to bring an end to the fighting when, in fact, they are not. by Stephen Zunes …

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April 6, 2024 at 4:03 PM

We must learn

We must learn View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, A legal giant passed away this week. On April 2, California human rights attorney Peter Schey died at age seventy-seven of complications from lymphoma.…

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April 3, 2024 at 9:29 PM

The Lesser of Two Evils

The Lesser of Two Evils Behind Enemy Lines Takes Palestine Support Beyond the Ballot An anti-imperialist activist group is urging opponents of Israel’s assault on Gaza to reject the ‘lesser of two evils.’ by Michaela Brant …

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March 30, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Ceasefires and ceasing fire

Ceasefires and ceasing fire View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, On Monday, the United Nations passed a ceasefire resolution calling for an immediate end to military activity in Gaza. The United States …

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March 27, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Our Current Political Reality

Our Current Political Reality Unequal Justice: Five Reasons Biden Should Drop the Extradition of Julian Assange Biden could negotiate a plea deal to shore up his flagging support from the left. by Bill Blum …

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March 23, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Commitments and creating change

Commitments and creating change View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, More than 32,000 human beings have been killed in Gaza in the war launched by Israel following the horrific attacks by Hamas on Octob…

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March 20, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Anti-War Efforts and the Presidential Campaign

Anti-War Efforts and the Presidential Campaign Why Young Voters Aren’t With Biden on Israel They’re progressive, more aware of racism, and have only known a rightwing Israel. by Stephen Zunes …

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March 16, 2024 at 4:08 PM

Looking to the future.

Looking to the future. View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, The remaining presidential primaries are, for all intents and purposes, a symbolic exercise. The two leading candidates, Joe Biden and Donald …

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March 13, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Who's to Blame?

Who's to Blame? Who’s to Blame for Nex Benedict’s Death? Anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans contributed to the hate that led to the death of a non-binary teenager in Oklahoma. by John Thompson …

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March 9, 2024 at 5:06 PM

The state of our union

The state of our union View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Thursday night, President Joe Biden presented his annual State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress and the American public. The timing wa…

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March 6, 2024 at 10:29 PM

On International Women's Day

On International Women's Day Interview: Seeing the Larger Picture An interview with historian Heather Cox Richardson. by Michaela Brant …

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March 5, 2024 at 11:29 PM

The clock is running out!⏰

The clock is running out!⏰ And we still need your help! Time is running out! But there is still time to help The Progressive during this year's Big Share! We are halfway to our goal of $8,000, with six hours left until midnig…

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March 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM

We need your help!

We need your help! The stakes could not be higher! The Big Share is underway. This is a special day here in Wisconsin, and we hope you will join in before midnight tonite! We only have a few hours left to reach our goal -- we …

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March 5, 2024 at 11:59 AM

Today is the Big Day!

Today is the Big Day! The organization with the most donations in the first hour receives a $2,000 match! Today is an exciting opportunity to support Wisconsin-based progressive organizations (like us!) that are dedicated t…

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March 4, 2024 at 1:44 PM

The Big Share is tomorrow!

The Big Share is tomorrow! Please donate now through 11:59 pm on Tuesday, March 5! The Big Share is tomorrow, but your donation today will be counted!  Donate now! On Tuesday, March 5, The Progres…

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March 2, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Voicing opposition

Voicing opposition View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader, Even the organizers of last week’s “Listen to Michigan” campaign were surprised by the numbers. In the state’s Democratic Primary on February 27, …

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February 28, 2024 at 10:29 PM

The Right is Playing a Long Game

The Right is Playing a Long Game U.S. Support for Israel Bolsters Its Own Interests Despite growing public resentment of support for Israel, policymakers continue to fund violations of international law. by Stephen Zunes …

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