Friday, September 25, 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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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.