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 Vol. 079 Issue 005 (May 1 2015)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 Look to the Midwest
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Conniff, Ruth
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EDITOR'S NOTE by RUTH CONNIFF Look to the Midwest Our cover this month is all about Midwestern values: strong unions, high wages, a clean environment, great public schools, access to health care...
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Beyond Hillary
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Conniff, Ruth
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COMMENT by RUTH CONNIFF Beyond Hillary It is dispiriting, to say the least, to confront the prospect of a single, "inevitable" Democratic candidate for President. Already, with more than a year...
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No Comment
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NO COMMENT Guerrilla Theater Undercover operatives have taken part in the Black Lives Matter protests of the last few months in attempts to provoke violence among protesters for media attention....
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Letters
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WE HEAR YOU Start a New Progressive Party! I've been a subscriber of The Progressive for years, and for years I've read uncountable times the vilification of members of Congress and their lying...
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Farm Workers March for Fair Wages
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Bacon, David
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ON THE LINE Farm Workers March for Fair Wages Thousands of farm workers went on strike in the San Quintin Valley of Baja California in March. They work for a dozen large growers, picking...
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Hearing Record Tells Story on Right-to-Work in Wisconsin
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SMOKING GUN Hearing Record Tells Story on Right-to-Work in Wisconsin On March 9, Wisconsin became the twenty-fifth state to pass a "right-to-work" law preventing unions from requiring workers to...
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Projects
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PROJECTS PUBLIC SCHOOL SHAKEDOWN When Will "Progressives" Defend Public Education? By Anthony Cody Will we go through another election where Republicans rail at the public school monopoly, and...
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The Crucial Upper Midwest
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NICHOLS, JOHN
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The Crucial Upper Midwest By John Nichols For those who still believe the tales told by pundits and partisans about the conservative landscape of American politics, a drive across Minnesota into...
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The Green Energy Revolt
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Mark, Jason
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The Green Energy Revolt By Jason Mark Debbie Dooley is mad as hell. Since 2012, the fifty-six-year-old grandmother and former IT consultant has been waging a fierce grassroots battle against her...
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The Fight for Mental Health Services in Chicago
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Cusac, Anne-Marie
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The Fight for Mental Health Services in Chicago By Anne-Marie Cusac Diana Bryant loves to dance. In a few days, she will sway and bop at a big celebration she helped raise money for and plan along...
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A Pacifist Protest Against the Peaceful Drone
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Berry, Wendell
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A Pacifist Protest Against the Peaceful Drone by Wendell Berry For some years, I thought I was, or hoped I was, a Christian pacifist, for I wished to honor Christ's peace-enabling instruction to...
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How the United States Is Helping ISIS
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Erlich, Reese
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How the United States! Is Helping ISIS By Reese Erlich Top left, clockwise: (1) The Syrian economy has tanked over the past four years. The once bustling Damascus souk is empty on some days. (2)...
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Interview: Tom Harkin
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Lounsbury, Jud
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An Interview with Tom Harkin By Jud Lounsbury When I think of Tom Harkin, I'm reminded of the scene in True Grit when Rooster Cogburn is surrounded by four bad guys. The odds have finally...
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The Proxy Rematch
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Durst, Will
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OFF THE MAP by WILL DURST The Proxy Rematch Might want to stuff your pockets with gravel and hang tight to the rail as our ship of state lurches toward an election pitting Jeb Bush against Hillary...
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Aging Gracefully
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Ervin, Mike
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BOOKS Aging Gracefully By Mike Ervin The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America By Ai-Jen Poo with Ariane Conrad The New Press. $25.95. 240 pages. After reading The...
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The Education of Chris Borland
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Zirin, Dave
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EDGE OF SPORTS by DAVE ZIRIN The Education of Chris Borland There is something very appropriate about sharing the story of Chris Borland in The Progressive. The former San Francisco 49ers...
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Wind: Words: Eyeshot
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Susko, Mario
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POEM by MARIO SUSKO WIND: WORDS: EYESHOT whatever is left to be said, if it is, will ultimately make no diference: a wind direction is of little, or no help, to a fightless bird, one’s sense...
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The Court's Obamacare Nightmare
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Hightower, Jim
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VOX POPULIST by JIM HIGHTOWER The Court's Obamacare Nightmare Look out: The Supreme Court's black-robed gang of far-right ideologues are rampaging again! Their political recklessness endangers...
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