Thursday, August 27, 2026

Still time to support mobilize-the-vote Progressive activism, keys to winning close races

The battle is on and time remains to make a difference. Pick from the wide range of progressive activism what works for your life and checkbook.

Looks like another ‘bad blue’ just bit the dust

Jamie McLeod-Skinner, as the replacement for Bad Blue Kurt Schrader, would not be beholden to any of the many corporate PACs that supported him.

Bernie Sanders’ Leverage Isn’t Going Anywhere. Deal With It.

We're talking to the representative of a movement, one that could decide the fate of this election and the future of their party.

Seven Women Who Broke Glass Ceilings in U.S. Politics Before Hillary Clinton

It is a great moment for women’s rights in the US. But Hillary Clinton is not the first to break the glass ceiling for women in U.S. politics.

Capitalism itself is to blame for Donald Trump

America lashed out at our economic system, but our new president-elect won’t be able to help. Instead, argues Professor Richard Wolff, we must change the way we approach work.

Trump’s trickle-down populism

Trickle-down economics dressed in populist garb is still trickle-down economics.

Why that Russian dossier can’t be ignored

Nothing has been proved yet except that Flynn is a liar, and that Trump's crazed and chaotic White House failed to discipline him until they had no choice.

The new trade agenda: Deals that promote equality rather than inequality

These are the sort of rules that we should be looking to include in future trade agreements.

Hate Doesn’t Pay

If Indiana doesn't want to be remembered for being a "bastion of hatred," why did Gov. Mike Pence legalize the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)? Hatred is a poison, but organized action is the antidote.

A Nation of Snitches

"Freedom demands the destruction of the security and surveillance organs and the disempowering of the millions of informants who work for the state." Are we living in a time bomb where informants keep a populace in a state of fear?