Thursday, March 26, 2026

Tag: progressive agenda

‘I will govern as a Democratic Socialist’: Watch Zohran Mamdani &...

Mamdani vowed to “govern expansively and audaciously” for residents.

The 3 questions every democratic candidate should be required to answer

But this requires electing Democrats who understand the gravity of the moment and who are prepared to expend serious political capital to make big changes possible.

The wrong lesson from Trudeau’s fall is that climate action is...

What the country craves is fewer selfies and more action.

Lessons on building independent progressive power in a city

An interview about the policy impact and political lessons of Richmond Progressive Alliance-led municipal reform efforts in a majority-minority city of 115,000.

Resist: How to keep ‘it’ from happening here

Resistance is just another word for constructive policy.

Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to...

Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.

“Billionaires and big corporations sharpening their knives”: Progressive tax groups sound...

With a Congress poised to push for sweeping tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, progressive organizations brace for a fierce battle to prevent policies that would deepen inequality and burden working Americans.

Stark contrast between Harris and Trump in 2024 debate: Progressives urge...

Progressive organizers, labor leaders, and advocacy groups emphasized the clear choice between the two candidates.

Bernie Sanders calls economic inequality America’s unspoken crisis at Progressive Central...

At the Progressive Central 2024 conference, Bernie Sanders and Pramila Jayapal emphasized the urgent need to address income and wealth inequality, arguing that these issues remain largely ignored in national discourse despite their profound impact on American society.

Sanders pushes progressive policies at DNC, highlighting differences with Harris and...

At the Democratic National Convention, Bernie Sanders laid out a bold, progressive policy agenda that diverges from Vice President Kamala Harris’s platform. While his critiques could challenge Harris, they might also help her appeal to moderate voters by providing a contrast to Sanders’s more radical positions.

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Iran retaliation revives scrutiny of US military bases across the Gulf

Iranian strikes on Gulf energy sites and renewed threats against American installations are exposing how decades of US military expansion in the Middle East have tied Washington to regional regimes while increasing risks of wider war.

Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns

Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.

Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...

Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.

No king but madness reigns

Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.

Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses

Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.