Tag: progressives
Two questions about Trump and Republicans that stump progressives
At a time when the country is tearing itself apart, when progressives and conservatives each see the other as immoral and un-American, we must begin to understand why this is happening.
We need a mass movement to demand radical progressive change
Is the Democratic Party beyond hope?
People’s Summit drives new wave of progressive candidates
“This is not going to work, even if I win, based on one person winning one race. It’s going to work by building a movement that is everywhere.”
Bernie Sanders supporters are taking over the Democratic Party machine, one...
From California to Massachusetts, a grassroots revolt from the left is wresting control of the party away from the corporate establishment.
Third parties’ only hope: a new anti-duopoly Occupy
What’s now needed is not merely a movement devoted to a single group or issue, but a movement of movements embracing all the groups and interests stymied by bipartisan political corruption.
The unlikely uprising of progressive politics in Alaska
As the Arctic heats up and the oil economy tanks, progressives find their voice in a conservative state.
How to reinvent the European left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
Exclusive: Bernie’s Revolution is joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren in Boston
NationofChange joined the crowd at the Our Revolution rally in Boston on Friday where Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren announced their plans for fighting back and moving forward.
Are progressives suffering from ‘Trump fatigue’?
Every time you take some comfort in a successful lawsuit against the dark side, a whole new set of evils are rolled out.
Bernie Sanders is the most popular politician in the country
Now is the time to take the momentum for Sanders’ campaign to push for these visionary politics.
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Report counts 902 pregnancy-related prosecutions in three years after Dobbs
Pregnancy Justice found that most cases involved child neglect or endangerment charges and that substance use was alleged in 871 of them.
CMS rescinds nursing home voting guidance and issues new memo on coercion
The July 20 memo replaced 2020 and 2024 guidance. Senators asked the agency in August to reinstate the earlier versions.
Education Department drops appeal of ruling that struck down loan forgiveness employer rule
The rule would have let the education secretary disqualify nonprofit and government employers from Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A federal court vacated it on June 30.
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.
Mehdi Hasan on AIPAC’s Role in El-Sayed vs. Rogers Race in Michigan & Trump’s...
One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of Medicare for All, ending military aid to Israel, and getting corporate money out of politics. Rogers is a former Republican congressman backed by President Trump.
If elected, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate. During Wednesday’s debate in Michigan, Rogers repeated the claim, without providing evidence, that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed has repeatedly denied the accusation.
“If Abdul El-Sayed wins, it will be a reminder that the left can win in a swing state like Michigan,” says Mehdi Hasan, editor-in-chief of Zeteo. “And it will be actually a moment to say, 'You know what? Americans rejected Islamophobia.