Good article by @theprogressivemag.bsky.social about the looming #AI threat and how governments need the legal authority to shut down dangerous AI systems progressive.org/op-eds/an-ai... #AIThreat #ProgressiveMagazine

Organizations advocating for immigrant women in the food and food service industries explain the unique challenges and risks that workers face. progressive.org/latest/immig...

Being right is not enough. “Lakey was well ahead of his time on many of the seminal political struggles since the 1950s, but he repeatedly emphasizes that being right is not enough—you also have to think strategically.” @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/latest/book-...

In the past two decades, as the rates of homelessness have climbed to historic highs alongside spiking rates of severe mental health issues and substance use disorders. #homelessness #justice #Housing progressive.org/magazine/jus...

Jane Fonda and Joan Baez lead a free speech demonstration in Washington, D.C., recollecting the abuses of the McCarthy era. progressive.org/latest/holly...

So much Bundism. Thanks to Joseph Mogul & @theprogressivemag.bsky.social for letting us share our thoughts and for lifting up the great Bundist organizing happening around the world.

In a handful of cities across the United States and Europe, Jewish socialists are reviving a storied early-twentieth-century institution. progressive.org/latest/the-b...

"[A] ... rich contribution to the history of American conservatism." MAKING THE LIBERAL MEDIA: HOW CONSERVATIVES BUILT A MOVEMENT AGAINST THE PRESS, by A. J Bauer reviewed in The Progressive. tinyurl.com/4xukenk7 @ajbauer.bsky.social @theprogressivemag.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social

“So, when an AI system imitates something perfectly, it doesn’t produce culture. It kills it.”

In addition to equal rights and taxing the rich, surveys show that Americans also agree on something else—we don’t want our country to be involved in regime-changing wars. It’s time for our elected officials to listen. @karendolan.bsky.social on @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

Strip-mining our culture and selling it back to us to the detriment of all. #AI #Music #Tech #Art progressive.org/latest/music...

Like the "Olympic Truce," the United States should call a truce in ICE's campaign of terror for cities hosting World Cup matches. progressive.org/op-eds/the-w...

As Israel enters its second war with Iran in less than nine months, the promise of violence for peace rings increasingly hollow. #Israel #War progressive.org/latest/middl...

Americans agree that we want quality and affordable health care, housing, child care, and education. The Trump Administration is ignoring all of this to continue a profoundly unpopular war. progressive.org/op-eds/ameri...

NEW: Americans are broadly united on critical issues related to our families, health, and war and peace. This administration is thumbing its nose at us with a costly, unpopular war that threatens all of these. IPS scholar @karendolan.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

The Internet is invisible and seemingly weightless—but the environmental impact of data transmission is staggering. progressive.org/op-eds/our-d...

'ICE: No One Is Safe' is a new short documentary by Robert Greenwald that relates shocking abuses and courageous responses. #ICE #Immigrants progressive.org/latest/ice%E...

Farmers know that planning is key to their future, but their government continually undercuts them. Instead of working against farmers, our policymakers ought to change course and partner with them to make critical additions to the Farm Bill. #Farmers progressive.org/op-eds/addre...

An insidious strategy to suppress the voting power of minoritized groups is becoming increasingly prevalent. progressive.org/latest/polit...

In years past, the sights, smells, and sounds of Eid preparations were enchanting. The genocide in Gaza changed all of that. progressive.org/latest/middl...

Democracy works only when those relegated to the margins of society—people Shirley Chisholm tirelessly fought for—can experience the rights and opportunities that others take for granted as inalienable. progressive.org/latest/how-b...

As the world races to secure coveted lithium for the green energy transition, Indigenous communities in Bolivia are left to bear the environmental burden. progressive.org/latest/the-c...

If Democrats want to win in 2026, they must double down on health care and focus on the root of our country’s illness: the steady gutting of our health care system by Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and MAGA Republicans. progressive.org/op-eds/healt...

The harm from Israel’s attacks crosses borders, carried by the sea. #Gaza #Pollution #Environment progressive.org/latest/devas...

Journalist and artist Molly Crabapple’s Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund is a fantastic read about the century-long struggle of a labor, social, and religious movement all in one. @mollycrabapple.bsky.social @zdroberts.bsky.social progressive.org/magazine/how...

More than three million people work as home and personal caregivers, but with low wages and changes to tax credits, many of them cannot afford health insurance. progressive.org/latest/the-c...

This Women’s History Month, we remember the architect behind the New Deal, and why Democrats must take note. progressive.org/op-eds/why-w...

Since the October ceasefire in Gaza, students and faculty have continued to fight for Palestine, but institutions remain resistant. progressive.org/latest/the-f...

The affordability debate is overlooking a key factor: higher wages. Union bargaining is the way to get there, @jaredb-econ.bsky.social and I argue for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/mr2n8pas

"Taxing luxury housing transactions to fund affordable housing, taxing private jet fuel to fund green transit and infrastructure — these ideas are gaining steam across the country." @chuck77.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

For @theprogressivemag.bsky.social, I wrote about Murray Kempton and Donald Trump, one of the few people he truly could not stand.

Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank. progressive.org/latest/israe...

Thirty-seven humanitarian aid organizations, including Doctors Without Borders and Oxfam, were ordered to cease operations in Gaza and the West Bank. progressive.org/latest/israe...

Religious conservatives seek to overturn state and local bans against the discredited practice. progressive.org/magazine/is-...

A pattern is unfolding across the United States. Proposals for hyperscale data centers paid for by massive technology companies to support artificial intelligence (AI) are coming across the desks of local governments. progressive.org/magazine/res...

The affordability debate is overlooking a key factor: higher wages. Union bargaining is the way to get there, argue CAP's @davidmadland.bsky.social & @jaredb-econ.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/mr2n8pas

A true affordability agenda should raise wages. Unions and collective bargaining can help achieve that. progressive.org/op-eds/how-u...

As the U.S. government pushes the kingpin strategy, residents of Guadalajara face ongoing violence and uncertainty. progressive.org/latest/the-t...

While the recent reopening of the Rafah border crossing was hailed as a humanitarian triumph, it instead serves as an example of control over Palestinian movement. Read the full story by Huda Skaik on The Progressive. progressive.org/latest/when-...

NEW: While billionaires dismiss the concept of affordability, they're the ones directly driving the crisis — from monopolizing food to hoarding housing. IPS scholar @chuck77.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

Four ways billionaire investors are making daily life more expensive for all of us — and what to do about it. progressive.org/op-eds/how-b...

The administration has not addressed widespread financial precarity or the growing need for affordable housing. progressive.org/latest/how-t...

Another country in South America navigates U.S. pressure, accusations of drug trafficking, and aerial attacks. progressive.org/latest/trump...

PEN America called 2025 ‘a year of catastrophe for higher education,’ but professors are fighting back against censorship. progressive.org/public-schoo...

Councilmember Janeese Lewis George is running a DSA-endorsed campaign focused on affordability. But the race is far from a replay of Mamdani-vs-Cuomo. #DC #Elections progressive.org/latest/will-...

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I have a new piece published on @theprogressivemag.bsky.social today. As always, thanks for reading: progressive.org/latest/as-as...

The weaponization of Title IX to exclude trans women does not remedy the many disparities for women in sports; instead, it exacerbates them. #transrights #transathletes #education progressive.org/op-eds/san-j...

The United States has bombed Iran. In a series of strikes early today, the United States, along with Israel, has launched major military action targeting Iran’s leadership and its military infrastructure.