Time for a Do-Over of the Entire U.S. Project https://www.laprogressive.com/hypocrisy-or-hope/time-for-reparations Mark Fancher: The seeds of resistance that were planted in southern soil were saturated with the blood, sweat and tears of Mary Reynolds and all others who were enslaved.

When Is a War Not a War? https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/not-a-war Chuck Yates: Confucius had already warned that if we don’t call things by their right names, we throw society into chaos and place the the state in peril. @profpain #war

The Robey Theatre Company https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/the-robey-theatre-company Ben Guillory and Danny Glover Carry Forward the Legacy of Paul Robeson @SharonKyle00 #robeytheatre

A Theater of Absolute Power https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/a-theater-of-absolute-power Peter McLaren: The imagination—trained for coherence, for narrative proportion—lags behind reality, struggling to keep pace with what has already taken place. #trump

Why We Endorsed Becerra Over Steyer https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/xavier-becerra-over-tom-steyer-california-governor A personal reflection on concentrated wealth, democratic erosion, and why even “good billionaires” can normalize a dangerous trajectory. @SharonKyle00

Feds Fail Deaf Ukrainian Asylum Seeker https://www.laprogressive.com/immigration-reform/deaf-ukrainian-asylum-seeker Stuck in immigration limbo, the woman needs a Russian Sign Language translator for her pending asylum case.

Why Does California Need an Insurance Commissioner? https://www.laprogressive.com/california-political-issues/jane-kim-on-californias-insurance-system Jane Kim argues that the state must treat insurance not merely as a private industry Wade Kyle #janekim

California's Latino Snapback Is Real https://www.laprogressive.com/california-political-issues/californias-latino-becerra The GOP Slippage Is Real, but Democratic Consolidation Is Not

Two Cheers for Independence  https://www.laprogressive.com/hypocrisy-or-hope/two-cheers-for-the-declaration-of-independence Paul deLespinasse: It is high time that we explicitly admit that our revolution was a mistake, and refrain from supporting efforts to secede. Paul desPlanaise #independence

Military Families Short-Changed as Pentagon Splurges on War https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/military-families-short-changed Marcus Baram: Spouses of deployed military say they’re struggling with the costs of child care, groceries, housing.

Build a New Ballroom When There’s a Big Beautiful One Nearby?   https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/build-a-new-ballroom Elliott Negin: Located less than a mile from the White House, the Mellon Auditorium fits the bill.

The Man Who Would Rule the World https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/rule-the-world The remarkable degree to which Trump regards himself as the savior of the world suggests a more personal lust for supreme power. @LawrenceWittner #trump

How Billionaires Captured American Politics https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/billionaires-captured-american-politics  Sharon Kyle: America’s political system has steadily normalized concentrated wealth and conditioned citizens to view oligarchs as saviors.

The Long Shadow of the Confederacy: Voting Rights and America’s Unfinished Civil War https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/long-shadow-of-the-confederacy Cynthia McDermott: The old Confederacy survives less as a government than as an enduring political and cultural force. #voterrights

Canada Quietly Puts War Into Your Portfolio  https://www.laprogressive.com/defense/canada-quietly-puts-war In a world where defense financing is deeply embedded in financial markets, peace does not simply reduce risk; it disrupts revenue. Umer Azad: I

Resisting the Collapse of Conscience in the Age of Trump  https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/collapse-of-conscience Trumpism can only thrive in a culture stripped of its conscience. To combat this, conscience must become contagious. @HenryGiroux

Trumpland Is a Man's World https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/trumpland Karen Greenberg: The attack on diversity in government has become pervasive and is undeterred, targeting with abandon females, as well as people of color, immigrants, and critics of the president.

Boorish Kentucky Republicans Take Their Cue for Trump https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/kentucky-republican-boorishness Berry Craig: These days, boorishness and bullying are the rule, not the exception, in Republican ranks, and not just in Kentucky. #gop

Reclaiming Motherhood as a Call for Peace https://www.laprogressive.com/gender-discrimination/reclaiming-motherhood Motherhood in the United States is celebrated symbolically, yet far too many mothers remain neglected politically, economically, and socially. @Tech4Educating #mothersday

Should Billionaires Even Exist? https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/should-billionaires-even-exist William Shoki: A society serious about equality, democracy, and the finite nature of our world will, over time, make it impossible for them to arise. #billionaires

Two Truths in One Land: Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger on Seeing the Other https://www.laprogressive.com/human-rights/rabbi-hanan-schlesinger-on-seeing-the-other A conversation about blindness, identity, and the possibility of human transformation. @SharonKyle00 #palestine

Fueling My Revolutionary Optimism  https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/the-fuel-to-my-revolutionary-optimism Jenin: After the Nakba, everything changed. The people of Palestine now live under the occupation of racists who despise and dehumanize them. #nakba

https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/the-united-states-long-war-on-cuba Since 1959, Washington has pursued a singular, near-fanatical obsession with reversing the Cuban Revolution and restoring the neocolonial shackles it once imposed on the island. Eric Ross #cuba

Unearned Income and America's Downfall https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/unearned-income-americas-downfall From tax policy to privatized education, and ecological collapse, America’s worship of investment wealth is accelerating democratic decay. Peter Laarman #taxpolicy

Butter, Not Guns https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/butter-not-guns The War against Iran, up close and personal (and all too far away) Frida Berrigan #iranwar

Healthcare Access: What's Really at Risk Behind California's Tax Fight https://www.laprogressive.com/healthcare/healthcare-access A hospital CEO says looming Medicaid reductions threaten vulnerable residents and the state’s health system. @MarkKreidler #healthcare

SCOTUS War on Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/scotus-war-on-voting-rights-act It took 60 years for Blacks to get representation in Congress proportionate to numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad #voterrights

Don't Vote Your fear https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/dont-vote-your-fear Melina Abdullah: What would happen if masses of people committed themselves to winning reparations and closing prisons built on plantations? #CORNELLWEST

Jeffrey Sachs and the Collapse of Trump’s Coercive Diplomacy https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/coercive-diplomacy Peter McLaren: Watching Sachs today is like watching one of the engineers of the late twentieth century wander back after the turbines have exploded.

Why Americans Hate “Socialism” https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/why-americans-hate-socialism-while-depending-on-it-every-day Charles Hayes: From Social Security to Medicare, public schools to disaster relief, Americans already rely on collective systems they’ve been taught to fear.

What American Power Fails to See https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/from-ahura-mazda-to-hormuz Martina Moneke: Tracing the origins of the Strait of Hormuz to ancient Persian cosmology reveals how U.S. foreign policy toward Iran turns historically layered places #hormuz

Electric Cars Big Winners From Current Iran Attacks https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/electric-cars-big-winner Juan Cole: The Great Hormuz Fuel Crisis of 2026 has the potential to permanently reduce petroleum demand far more radically. #electriccars

The Ballot Box and the End Zone: Why Black Labor Should Not Fund White Power https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/black-labor-should-not-fund-white-power : When people talk about Black athletes withholding their labor, they are not talking about symbolism.  Desi Cortez

The Ballot Box and the End Zone: Why Black Labor Should Not Fund White Power https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/black-labor-should-not-fund-white-power When people talk about Black athletes withholding their labor, they are not talking about symbolism. . Desi Cortez

U.S.-China Tech Race Drives U.S. Militarization and Undermines Scientific Progress https://www.laprogressive.com/foreign-policy/u-s-china-tech-race China’s growth over the past decade is unprecedented, and its economy is soon set to surpass that of the United States.

Tom Steyer v Butch Ware and The Fruit of the Poisonous Tree https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/tom-steyer-v-butch-ware-fruit-of-the-poisonous-tree Sharon Kyle: How California’s gubernatorial race exposes a political system that rewards wealth extraction. @SharonKyle00 #butchware

AI, Tribalism, and the Coming Crisis of Human Worth https://www.laprogressive.com/techie-tips/ai-tribalism-and-the-coming-crisis-of-human-worth Charles Hayes: As artificial intelligence reshapes labor, millions may be pushed outside the traditional economy

Black Women Beware: To Catch a Cult Predator https://hollywoodprogressive.com/television/black-women-beware Carbon Nation’s caricature of cultishness begs the question as to why people from all walks of life are still powerfully attracted to and seduced by cults. @sikivuhutch

Sacré Bleu Period: One-Dimensional One-Man Show https://hollywoodprogressive.com/stage/sacré-bleu-period Ed Rampell: Are we still “allowed” to enjoy notables' paintings, sculptures, movies, even if they allegedly behaved despicably towards women? #picasso

Jews, the Holocaust, and the Film “The Swedish Connection”  https://hollywoodprogressive.com/film/the-swedish-connection Walter Moss: “The Swedish Connection” demonstrates what one mid-level bureaucrat was able to do to save tens of thousands of Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

More or Less: Gavin Newsom’s Autobiographical ‘Young Man in a Hurry’ https://hollywoodprogressive.com/literature/gavin-newsom Eric Gordon: If you love reading political memoirs, this is that, plus more than you’re ever likely to want to know about the history of the Newsom clan.

Why Endless, Cheap Gas Is Impossible https://www.laprogressive.com/the-environment/endless-cheap-gas Megan Thiele Strong: The price of cheap oil is exploitation and death, including death of children and the destabilization of our climate, which all risk future generations’ viability on Earth.

Dancing at the Chelsea with Dylan and Willy https://hollywoodprogressive.com/humor/dancing-at-the-chelsea The women on stage were awfully good, especially the wife, but the men were very busy acting, yelling, running around, being actors, and I didn’t believe a word of it. @g_keillor #dylanthomas

Can Truth and Reconciliation Heal America? https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/truth-and-reconciliation-heal-americas-racial-injustice Other nations such as Germany, Belgium and Canada have undergone reconciliation to tackle their colonial and genocidal atrocities. @davidalove #racialjustice

The British General Strike, One Hundred Years On https://www.laprogressive.com/labor-social-justice/british-general-strike Cultural historians have emphasized the peacefulness of the strike, even the passivity of strikers – it was an “English strike.” #generalstrike

Emperor Caligula and The Donald  https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/emperor-caligula-and-the-donald  Emperor Trump continues the destruction of his country, as America’s democracy approaches 250 years Ted Vaill #caligula

Could California Be First State to Ban Quartz Countertops https://www.laprogressive.com/labor-social-justice/ban-quartz-countertops A governor-appointed state board weighs whether to ban the use of engineered stone to protect workers from a deadly lung disease.

The Useful Fool in Thurgood Marshall’s Chair https://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-justice/useful-fool Segregation nostalgia is getting a fresh coat of paint, because apparently this country never met a shameful chapter it didn’t want to reboot as a limited series. Desi Cortez #thurgood #clarence

How Does Human Ecology Shape Social Democracy? https://www.laprogressive.com/progressive-issues/shape-social-democracy Human ecology offers a framework for understanding how social systems in Nordic countries and New York shape participation. Sandra Ericson #humanecology

Is Trump “Easily the Worst President in U. S. History”?  https://www.laprogressive.com/election-and-campaigns/easily-the-worst-president Considering that we have had 45 presidents and some were pretty bad, that’s quite a statement, especially given the adverb “easily.” Walter Moss #trump