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IssueVol. 086 Issue 003 (June 1 2022)
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Paid articleEditor's Note
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...
Paid articleComment
II, William J. Barber; Pelles, Rosalyn
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...
Paid articleNo Comment
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...
Paid articleLetters
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...
Paid articleBlast From The Past
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...
Paid articleSmoking Gun
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...
Paid articleOn The Line
Smith, Byron
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...
Paid articleMiddle America
Conniff, Ruth
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....
Paid articleSmart Ass Cripple
Ervin, Mike
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...
Paid articleWork Won't Love You Back
Jaffe, Sarah
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...
Paid articleYoung and Organized
Johnson, Sharon
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...
Paid articleThe Danger of 'Safe' Districts
Ahmed, Amel
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...
Paid articleMaking Voting Easier-What a Concept!
Berryhill, Nora-Kathleen
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...
Paid articleSuing the Purveyors of Violence
Ryan, Melissa
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...
Paid articleUnleashing Hate in Our Schools
Perry, Amber
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...
Paid articleOne Question
Martinez, Brandon Wolf, Kris Hayashi, and Ricardo
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...
Paid articleThe Bipartisan Rejection of 'School Choice'
Bryant, Jeff
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...
Paid article'A Loss of Childhood'
Loving, Joy
‘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...
Paid articleLess Incarceration, More Safety
Law, Victoria
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...
Paid articleEmpathy for the Incarcerated Makes Us Safer
Thomas, Rahsaan "New York"
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”...
Paid articleSex Workers Fight for Their Rights
Lieberman, Hallie
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,...
Paid articleA Cry for Guatemala
Abbott, Jeff
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...
Paid article'Holding People Accountable, with Love and Respect'
Stockwell, Norman
‘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...
Paid articleA Way of Life Being Lost
Conniff, Ruth
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...
Paid articleBooks
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...
Paid articleConfessions of a Nondrinker
Farsad, Negin
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...
Paid articleRachel Robinson, a National Treasure
Zirin, Dave
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...
Paid articlePoems
Day, Adam
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...
Paid articleDemocrats, Rise to This Occasion
Hightower, Jim
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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