Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, has found the perfect biographer in Dave Zirin. progressive.org/magazine/the...

The People’s Historian

Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States, has found the perfect biographer in Dave Zirin.

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The August/September issue of The Progressive magazine is OUT NOW! The stories throughout these pages document the crumbling of our most sacred and valued institutions and norms. Get your copy today for $7.50 at bit.ly/4zar4l4.

Destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure is forcing people in Gaza to rely on unsafe water to drink and clean. progressive.org/latest/the-u...

The Urgent Water Crisis in Gaza

Destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure is forcing people in Gaza to rely on unsafe water to drink and clean.

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Modern translations and adaptations of the Greek epic poem reveal as much about our present politics as that of the past. progressive.org/latest/how-t...

How ‘The Odyssey’ Was Lost In Translation

Modern translations and adaptations of the Greek epic poem reveal as much about our present politics as that of the past.

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Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger. progressive.org/public-schoo...

‘School Choice’ Does Not Provide Better Education for All Families

Voucher and charter school programs are taking funds that could make our public schools stronger.

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In a new op-ed for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social, The Other Housing Crisis co-editor Todd Swanstrom argues that we do not need to choose between building new housing and preserving old housing. We need to do both. Read more:

The Housing Crisis You’re Not Hearing About

Availability and quality are two sides of the same coin.

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The 'Ceasefire' That Redrew Gaza @theprogressivemag.bsky.social Israel’s Orange and Yellow Lines have become a new geography of control. 😡 progressive.org/latest/the-c...

The Ceasefire That Redrew Gaza

Israel’s Orange and Yellow Lines have become a new geography of control.

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The recent cuts to SNAP aren’t due to a lack of funds, as President Trump and his GOP allies claim—they're a deliberate choice to prioritize ICE’s brutal and invasive attacks on immigrant families over the needs of ordinary citizens. @alliyahlusuegro.bsky.social in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

Fund Families, Not Cruel Crackdowns

As working Americans struggle, the money for ICE’s cruelty comes right out of SNAP and Medicaid.

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June and July are about queer joy and resilience. It’s crucial we use the month and its festivities to fight for liberation. progressive.org/latest/pride...

Pride Is More Than a Celebration

June and July are about queer joy and resilience. It’s crucial we use the month and its festivities to fight for liberation.

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“In lieu of actually doing anything, Democrats these days seem to settle for an occasional chest thump before meekly rolling over. Evoke a feeling, rather than initiate a material change.” @sarahljaffe.bsky.social @theprogressivemag.bsky.social progressive.org/magazine/str...

Strategy and Leverage—Not Vibes—Are What We Need Now

The general strike remains a goal to aspire to. But simply saying the words over and over again will not call the strike into being.

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One café owner is committed to providing a space for people to gather and watch the soccer tournament. progressive.org/latest/watch...

Watching the World Cup in Gaza

One café owner is committed to providing a space for people to gather and watch the soccer tournament.

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Twelve years after the World Health Organization declared the West African Ebola epidemic a global emergency, Ebola is again spreading, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. progressive.org/op-eds/how-t...

How to Win the Fight Against Ebola

Ebola response must be about care and not just containment.

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Florida’s new ‘FACT U.S. History’ course raises questions about whether U.S. history education should promote democratic critiques or obedience and nationalism. progressive.org/public-schoo...

Patriotism Toward What End? The Enduring Debate in U.S. History Education

Florida’s new ‘FACT U.S. History’ course raises questions about whether U.S. history education should promote democratic critiques or obedience and nationalism.

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Hard agree with @theprogressivemag.bsky.social! When you read Rachel Karp’s THE LESBIAN BAR CHRONICLES, “you won’t regret taking this journey through time, place, and community.”

‘Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars’

In ‘The Lesbian Bar Chronicles,’ Rachel Karp creates a crucial historical document of LGBTQ+ stories.

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The MAGA movement has used and abused people’s ignorance and fear about transgender people as a Trojan horse to implement its fascist agenda. progressive.org/magazine/glu...

Gluttons for Punishment

The MAGA movement has used and abused people’s ignorance and fear about transgender people as a Trojan horse to implement its fascist agenda.

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Trump’s Head Start rule change would make it harder for the educators who care for our most vulnerable children to earn a living wage, argues CAP's @haileygibbs.bsky.social for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: https://progressive.org/op-eds/trump-rule-changes-would-kneecap-head-start-gibbs-20260626/

The people of Gaza are waiting for reconstruction, with little hope that it will actually come. progressive.org/latest/pales...

Palestinians in Gaza Are Waiting for Godot

The people of Gaza are waiting for reconstruction, with little hope that it will actually come.

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Ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have left Palestinians in Gaza living with the fear of gunfire that can come without warning. Read the full story from Hassan Herzallah on The Progressive. progressive.org/latest/when-...

When a Bullet Enters an Ordinary Moment

Despite the ceasefire in Gaza, attacks from the Israeli military persist, leaving Palestinians in constant fear.

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A unifying message from faith advocacy communities: the Farm Bill--at the very least--should NOT be cruel. The Farm Bill should help feed people, support farmers, and create a more humane food system. New op-ed in: @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems. progressive.org/public-schoo...

The U.S. Supreme Court May Continue the Culture War Around Religion and LGBTQ+ Personhood

A case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear has troubling implications for discrimination against LGBTQ+ students in publicly funded school systems.

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At a time when the Trump admin and its allies are seeking to erase important parts of our histories, @theprogressivemag.bsky.social says that Rachel Karp’s THE LESBIAN BAR CHRONICLES “is a crucial historical document.” #PrideMonth

‘Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars’

In ‘The Lesbian Bar Chronicles,’ Rachel Karp creates a crucial historical document of LGBTQ+ stories.

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ASA member Ashley C. Rondini @ashley-c-rondini.bsky.social writes how the rhetorical devices that have been used to stoke fear of trans/nonbinary people are now being invoked to justify surveillance, criminalization, and denial of civil rights. @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

Anti-Transgender Rhetoric Fuels Violence

Amid disproportionate violence against transgender Americans, anti-transgender rhetoric endangers them further.

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Rachel Karp’s THE LESBIAN BAR CHRONICLES take us through history—from the first lesbian bar in NYC in 1925 to today’s resurgence of a new kind of lesbian bar that “centers radical inclusion and collective resistance.” #HappyPride @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

‘Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars’

In ‘The Lesbian Bar Chronicles,’ Rachel Karp creates a crucial historical document of LGBTQ+ stories.

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Providing students with age-appropriate books that deal with gender identity and sexual orientation is the right thing to do. progressive.org/magazine/the...

The Problem with Banning Books in Schools

Providing students with age-appropriate books that deal with gender identity and sexual orientation is the right thing to do.

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Happy Juneteenth! On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas first learned they were free. Today is about celebrating that freedom, reflecting on African American history, and recognizing the work needed to fully realize equality. #Juneteenth #Freedom #BlackIndependence

Current social and emotional learning protocols fail to address systemic inequities, but integrating social justice principles benefits students and communities. progressive.org/public-schoo...

Social and Emotional Learning Must Focus on Equity

Current social and emotional learning protocols fail to address systemic inequities, but integrating social justice principles benefits students and communities.

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Many blue states aren’t prosecuting crimes committed by federal agents during targeted immigration enforcement campaigns. progressive.org/latest/why-i...

Why Is Illinois Failing to Hold ICE Agents Accountable?

Many blue states aren’t prosecuting crimes committed by federal agents during targeted immigration enforcement campaigns.

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Thanks to @theprogressivemag.bsky.social for the great review of The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State by Emmaia Gelman @mishmoshk.bsky.social. progressive.org/latest/the-a...

The Anti-Defamation League Was Rotten From the Start

A new history of the 113-year-old advocacy group highlights its lifelong history of Zionist antagonism toward the left.

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Anti-trans bathroom bills seek to limit trans peoples’ access to public space. progressive.org/latest/the-n...

The New Jim Crow

Anti-trans bathroom bills seek to limit trans peoples’ access to public space.

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NPE rates states on 39 standards that show whether states care about their public schools. Learn more by reading the 2026 report card. networkforpubliceduc... @hannahdellinger.bsky.social @theprogressivemag.bsky.social @gailcornwall.com @merkolodner.bsky.social