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Vol. 086 Issue 003 (June 1 2022)
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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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Editor's Note
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FOR THE LOVE OF A MAGAZINE The other day, I spoke to a class of about three dozen students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. I asked who among them subscribed to a print magazine, any...
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Comment
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II, William J. Barber; Pelles, Rosalyn
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In Buffalo, New York, Starbucks workers set up a storefront office to coordinate union drives. The young baristas leading the effort have made a straightforward case: Starbucks...
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No Comment
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Elections Have (Deadly) Consequences An analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University found that the sixteen states with the highest COVID-19...
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Letters
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LETTERS Biden and the Alternatives Ruth Conniff does an excellent job explaining why it makes sense for progressives to stand behind Joe Biden (“Biden in the Breach,” April/May issue). We know...
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Blast From The Past
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The Basis of the Struggle I f we of America seem plunged into a period of unrest and battle and strife, when we should all so much rather be at peace, enjoying fellowship with the many finely...
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Smoking Gun
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THE GOP’S PLAN TO RIG THE 2024 ELECTION
ARIZONA BIDEN’S 2020 MARGIN OF VICTORY: 0.3 PERCENT The GOP-controlled legislature has passed and Republican Governor Doug Ducey has signed bills...
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On The Line
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Smith, Byron
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THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, more than six million Ukrainians have .ed the country in search of refuge, while, as of this writing, nearly eight...
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Middle America
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Conniff, Ruth
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MIDWIVES FIGHT FOR ABORTION RIGHTS
T he morning after the terrible news broke about the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, I called my homebirth midwife, Ingrid Andersson....
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Smart Ass Cripple
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Ervin, Mike
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ANNOYING
T hings are pretty screwy in Michigan these days. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer is out on the campaign trail gushing about the $400 auto insurance...
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Work Won't Love You Back
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Jaffe, Sarah
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SERVICE WORKERS ARE STILL REELING
B efore COVID-19 came along, Jazz Salm had spent most of her adult life working in the service industry. The lifelong Florida resident was good at waiting...
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Young and Organized
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Johnson, Sharon
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Young and Organized
The pandemic and the gig economy are drawing Generation Z to unions.
Sharon Johnson is a freelance writer in New York City who writes regularly for The Progressive. BY...
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The Danger of 'Safe' Districts
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Ahmed, Amel
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The Danger of ‘Safe’ Districts
Politicians are using new tools to make elections increasingly uncompetitive.
Amel Ahmed is associate professor of political science at the University of...
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Making Voting Easier-What a Concept!
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Berryhill, Nora-Kathleen
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The Battle for Democracy in Alabama BY KENDRA LOVE T here is power in the collective. That’s something those of us with Alabama Values Progress and our partner organizations have found to...
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Suing the Purveyors of Violence
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Ryan, Melissa
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SUING THE
PURVEYORS
OF VIOLENCE
In the January 6 insurrection,
as in Charlottesville, legal action
can deliver accountability.
BY MELISSA RYAN IN NOVEMBER 2021, a jury found a cadre...
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Unleashing Hate in Our Schools
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Perry, Amber
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Unleashing Hate in Our Schools
Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” anti-LGBTQ+ bill is a chilling affront to teachers and students alike. BY AMBER PERRY M ichael Woods, a special education teacher...
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One Question
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Martinez, Brandon Wolf, Kris Hayashi, and Ricardo
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Q: “How Can We Protect the LGBTQ+ Community from Rightwing Attacks?” BRANDON WOLF Press secretary at Equality Florida LGBTQ+ people are coming under assault from rightwing forces intent on...
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The Bipartisan Rejection of 'School Choice'
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Bryant, Jeff
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The Bipartisan Rejection of ‘School Choice’
Even in Republican-led states, voucher programs are getting pushback.
BY JEFF BRYANT A t the end of the 2020-21 school year, proponents of...
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'A Loss of Childhood'
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Loving, Joy
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‘A LOSS OF
CHILDHOOD’
Across the nation, kids as young as twelve are doing difficult, often dangerous jobs. BY JOY LOVING W hen you think of tobacco, you probably envision vast fields of...
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Less Incarceration, More Safety
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Law, Victoria
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LESS INCARCERATION,
MORESAFETY
Victoria Law writes about incarceration. Her latest book is “Prisons Make Us Safer” and 20 Other Myths About Mass Incarceration. In 2007, Derek Singletary...
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Empathy for the Incarcerated Makes Us Safer
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Thomas, Rahsaan "New York"
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Empathy for the Incarcerated Makes Us Safer When I was one year old, my father went to prison for a drug-related crime; he served eight years and died when I was twelve. Rahsaan “New York”...
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Sex Workers Fight for Their Rights
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Lieberman, Hallie
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Sex Workers Fight for Their Rights
Across the country, there are efforts to erase stigma and enhance safety. BY HALLIE LIEBERMAN “I was conceived in an act of sex work,” says Henri Bynx,...
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A Cry for Guatemala
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Abbott, Jeff
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A CRY FOR GUATEMALA
U.S. Republicans BY JEFF ABBOTT have helped facilitate the destruction Once a beacon in the fight against corruption, Guatemala has seen the systematic stifling of...
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'Holding People Accountable, with Love and Respect'
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Stockwell, Norman
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‘Holding People Accountable, with Love and Respect’ An interview with activist
Loretta Ross.
BY NORMAN STOCKWELL L oretta Ross is a lifelong feminist and anti-racist activist, co-founder...
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A Way of Life Being Lost
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Conniff, Ruth
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A Way of Life Being Lost
Wendell Berry and his daughter, Mary, .ght for the survival of the family farm.
BY RUTH CONNIFF W endell Berry has spent a lifetime promoting an agrarian vision in...
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Books
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Saying His Name, Remembering His Life BY BRIAN GILMORE His Name Is George Floyd: One Man’s Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice is a healing book about a truly terrible moment. Written...
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Confessions of a Nondrinker
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Farsad, Negin
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CONFESSIONS OF A NONDRINKER
I ’m one of those people who hardly ever drinks alcohol. I’ve probably had one glass of wine in the last three months. When I’m offered a drink at a bar or a party, I...
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Rachel Robinson, a National Treasure
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Zirin, Dave
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RACHEL ROBINSON, A NATIONAL TREASURE
I n April, I was at Dodger Stadium for Jackie Robinson Day. It was a special one: the seventy-fifth anniversary of that moment in 1947 when Robinson smashed...
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Poems
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Day, Adam
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POEMS by ADAM DAY
Invisible Man
The night locked and cellular, the landscape grows increasingly perplexed at the Color aspects of American democracy, asking questions about the limits...
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Democrats, Rise to This Occasion
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Hightower, Jim
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DEMOCRATS, RISE TO THIS OCCASION
I t’s time to state the obvious: The Republican Party has gone bull goose bonkers. Its leaders have turned the GOP brand into an unprincipled gaggle of...
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