How people are fighting the world’s reliance on the war economy
Many people are already investing themselves in the local peace economy as they divest from the economy of war.
World’s 500 richest people gained $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019: Analysis
"A small handful of billionaires should not be able to accumulate more money than they could spend in 10 lifetimes while millions of Americans are living in poverty and dying because they can't afford healthcare."
‘Bottom line,’ says Bernie Sanders, deal must include Medicare expansion, lower drug prices
"Congress must finally have the courage to stand up to the greed of Big Pharma."
Standing Rock and the return of the nonviolent campaign
There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
Federal judge rules in favor of continued construction of Line 3—a 330-mile pipeline carrying...
“But we will continue to press our case that the Army Corps violated the law and failed to fulfill its responsibilities in granting the permit.”
Finding hope
“After November 5, 2024, a lot of people have been feeling more than a little punch-drunk.”
Progressive International unveils database exposing global right-wing network threatening democracies
This database, which results from a year of meticulous research, exposes the mechanisms through which these forces erode democratic norms and foster geopolitical instability.
Brazil becomes the newest country to refuse GMO imports from the United States
As of 2015 there were 38 countries that had banned GM crops.
UAW files federal charges against Trump and Musk over anti-union intimidation
Union accuses Trump and Musk of illegal threats as the fight over workers’ rights intensifies.
Who’s a progressive?
We need politicians who will think outside the box. The need for new ideas is out there. It's just a matter of choosing the ones that'll work.