Tag: progressive politics
Progressive leaders demand end to Citizens United following Cori Bush’s primary...
Cori Bush’s primary defeat underscores the urgent need to reform campaign finance laws as progressives rally against the influence of super PACs and billionaire-funded elections.
UAW unleashes powerful campaign to unite working class against Trump and...
The UAW’s latest ad calls for nationwide solidarity among workers to counter the influence of the billionaire class and defeat Donald Trump, highlighting the stakes for the future of America’s working class.
Sanders backs potential VP pick Walz as champion for working families
Sanders endorses Minnesota governor Tim Walz as a potential vice-presidential pick, emphasizing his commitment to working families and progressive values.
Biden withdraws from 2024 race, endorses Kamala Harris for historic nomination
In a historic move, President Joe Biden announces his withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and reshaping the Democratic primary landscape.
Blessings and curses of a losing Trump finale: A boon to...
It’s not clear whether benighted, garden-variety Republicanism (or Democratism) is a better stimulant for Progressive politics vs. another vapid, sensationalized, chaotic Trump circus stunt.
Steps left for electing Progressives and defeating Republicans in the midterms
Stopping unhinged Republicans will require that often-deplorable Democrats defeat them.
Progressives urge Elizabeth Warren to rally behind Bernie Sanders after she...
Supporters of Sanders say they hope she will throw her support behind their candidate in order to form a united “progressive front” and take on powerful corporate forces now lined up behind Biden.
The primary contradiction: Corporate power vs. Progressive populism
For plutocrats, this summer has gotten a bit scary. Two feared candidates are rising. Trusted candidates are underperforming. The 2020 presidential election...
Can U.S. progressives stop a war with Iran?
Over the last few weeks there’s been yet another surge in tensions in the Middle East, with the Islamic Republic of Iran...
What’s missing from Bernie Sanders’ ‘Progressive International’
To challenge fascists and weak-tea liberals, Sanders has called for a Progressive International… but it's not very international.
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Judge dismisses the last January 6 case, writing that absolving the Oath Keepers is...
The Justice Department told the court a retrial would harass eight men whose sentences Trump had already commuted. Two Oath Keepers who pleaded guilty and cooperated keep their convictions.
US workers average 10 paid vacation days a year, and 33 million get none
Twenty-five OECD countries require employers to provide at least 20 days. The US legal minimum is zero, and 57 percent of the lowest-paid tenth of workers get no vacation at all.
A Gnarly Situation: High-Elevation Discovery Raises New Questions About Which California Trees Will Survive...
Birds may have been burying Jeffrey pine seeds up high for thousands of years. But now that they’re sprouting, this new species of subalpine tree may change the playing field.
He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The...
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has...
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despite appointing every member of its board.