The Progressive

"For nearly two decades after her death, I never fully processed the grief of losing my sister. Then, a prison introduced me to the wind phone." progressive.org/magazine/cal…

Even though driverless technology may indeed be a runaway locomotive that’s impossible to stop, it’s worth the effort to try anyway. progressive.org/magazine/whe…

There’s a gap between hospital policies that promote lunch breaks as employee self-care and the conditions that prevent us from taking them. progressive.org/op-eds/give-…

Two cities in Montana temporarily halted grants that would locally expand federal immigration enforcement. progressive.org/latest/rejec…

Historically hostile to its own public schools, the state legislature has issued a ballot measure that could threaten their existence. progressive.org/public-schoo…

Political conversations about transgender people affect health care, schools, and ordinary opportunities to participate in public life. progressive.org/latest/i-bou…

The goal is to protect democracy and hold those in power accountable. progressive.org/op-eds/take-…

Instead of leaning into the progressivism gaining traction across the country, the Democratic establishment is choosing to attack the left. progressive.org/magazine/the…

In Oregon, incarcerated residents are suing to stop the use of solitary confinement. progressive.org/magazine/end…

Nathaniel Philbrick’s ‘The Rush’ expertly reflects on a period of U.S. history increasingly resonant in a new Gilded Age. progressive.org/latest/revis…

‘Woke’ has become a convenient umbrella term for whatever the commenter thinks is beyond the acceptable boundaries of palatable leftist politics. progressive.org/magazine/a-r…

We must have no illusions about the fact that voting alone will not solve all of our problems. But it is one of the many tools in our toolbox for creating change. progressive.org/magazine/vot…

Israelis are set to head to the polls for the first time since the genocide in Gaza began. Despite three years of violence, only a minority of citizens want meaningful change. progressive.org/latest/in-is…

Parks are essential community infrastructure, providing safety, support, and connection when other trusted resources are strained or unavailable. progressive.org/op-eds/parks…

Every voter still gets to decide what candidates and positions to support. No one has to vote the way the commercials advise. progressive.org/magazine/lie…

Pro-Israel hawks like U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper are a rapidly shrinking group within the Democratic Party. progressive.org/latest/the-n…

By refusing to make his act of protest personal, Colin Kaepernick’s kneel became replicable for people across the country to express political dissent. progressive.org/magazine/the…

Three years of trauma and displacement have devastated education for children in Gaza. progressive.org/latest/the-s…

Community oncology helps absorb the pressures that might otherwise pull a patient off treatment. progressive.org/op-eds/prote…

Governor Tim Walz’s order is a welcome development, but does not offer long-term protection. progressive.org/latest/minne…