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Derek Cressman Crusades Against the Koch Brothers in California
Posted: May 25, 2014California Secretary of State candidate Derek Cressman has made a career of fighting the billionaires who are trying to hijack democracy. His biggest victory so far was a 2012 case...
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Progressive History: Why Not Go After the Big Game?
Posted: June 29, 2014Our newly redesigned magazine goes to press focusing on the robber barons, evoking images from the New Deal fights.Topics: DemocracyMediaProgressive
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Nader Warns of Eight More Years of Corporate Clintonism
Posted: July 6, 2014Nader chides progressives for backing Dems. He praises two third party candidates.Topics: ElectionsPoliticsDemocratsProgressive
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Great Progressive Victories: The Wilderness Act and Freedom Summer
Posted: July 10, 2014My family and I are just back from the Boundary Waters in northern Minnesota. Our summer vacation up north is a cherished annual trek.Topics: ActivismCivil...
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After the Republican Sweep
Posted: November 5, 2014There will be a lot of triumphant rightwingers on television in the coming days. Progressives need to rally and fight back.Topics:...
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How Progressives Rebuild
Posted: November 26, 2014How do progressives regroup after the Republican victories of 2014? It starts at the very local level, says Scott Spector, whose group, Wisconsin Progress, is building a...
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Young Women Love Elizabeth Warren
Posted: December 12, 2014There is a lot of excitement about Senator Elizabeth Warren's progressive stance. And young women voters The Progressive interviewed are more enthusiastic about Warren than...
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When Will "Progressives" Defend Public Education?
Posted: March 24, 2015This morning I opened my email to find a message from “Bold Progressives,” who exist to rally support for Democratic Party candidates willing to fight for real change. Topics:...
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The Growing Progressive Movement to Save Public Education
Posted: March 25, 2015Saving public education is shaping up to be a key issue in the 2016 Presidential campaign. Image credit: Rebecca KembleTopics: CorporationsDemocracyElectionsMoney in...
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Chicago Mayoral Race Galvanizing Young Voters
Posted: April 2, 2015As the Chicago mayoral race rolls through its last week, young people from Chicago’s South and West side neighborhoods are rallying behind Rahm Emanuel’s challenger Jesus “Chuy”...
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Remembering Stanley Kutler
Posted: April 8, 2015Stanley Kutler, the great Nixon historian, gadfly, and all-around mensch, has passed away. Topics: CultureEducationForeign PolicyProgressiveWar and Peace
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An Interview With Tom Harkin
Posted: May 4, 2015When I think of Tom Harkin, I’m reminded of the scene in True Grit when Rooster Cogburn is surrounded by four bad guys. The odds have finally caught up with him. The main bad guy,...
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Announcing Fighting Bob Fest 2015!
Posted: May 12, 2015Preregistration is now open for Fighting Bob Fest 2015! Topics: ActivismALEC ExposedCivil LibertiesCivil RightsProgressive
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Posted: May 22, 2015The Progressive welcomes two terrific new staff members!Topics: MediaProgressive
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Watching Republicans Flail is not a Strategy
Posted: October 2, 2015Yes, the Republicans seem to be on the brink of self-destruction but...Topics: DemocracyDemocratsProgressiveRepublicans
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Black Lives Matter Organizer DeRay Mckesson on Trump, Safety and Running for...
Brian GilmoreMeet DeRay McKesson: a key player in the Black Lives Matter movement who's running for mayor of Baltimore.Topics: ActivismElectionsPoliticsProgressive
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What's Ahead for Sanders and Kasich?
Ruth ConniffWhat does Sanders have to do next?Topics: VideoDemocracyElectionsVotingInterviewsPoliticsDemocratsProgressiveRepublicansRightwing
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Trump and Sanders: Two Populist Visions in Wisconsin
Ruth ConniffOne is about a great democratic movement. The other is just about Donald Trump. Topics: Civil RightsDemocracyElectionsEconomyMediaPoliticsDemocratsProgressiveRepublicansRightwingAfrican...
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Wisconsin Reacts to Two Very Different Visions
Ruth ConniffTwo populist candidates with two very different tones. Topics: VideoDemocracyElectionsVotingMediaDemocratsProgressiveRepublicansRightwing
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What's the Deal With Sanders' Media Coverage?
Ruth ConniffIs the media unfair to Bernie Sanders?Topics: VideoElectionsVotingInterviewsMediaDemocratsProgressiveRepublicansRightwing
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