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Health Care Is the Way for Democrats to Win

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (858+ words) When someone is sick in this country, they don't ask for a politician. They ask for a doctor, a nurse, or a therapist'a front line health care worker. They look for someone they trust. Right now, our country's health care…...

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progressive.org > latest > devastation-from-war-in-gaza-spreads-through-mediterranean-waters-hauser-20260317

Devastation from War in Gaza Spreads Through Mediterranean Waters

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (692+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz The harm from Israel's attacks crosses borders, carried by the sea. For hundreds of years, the people of Palestine's coast have been sustained by the Mediterranean Sea. Fishing provides sustenance and employment, while the shoreline offers…...

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progressive.org > magazine > how-movements-survive-roberts-20260316

How Movements Survive

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (368+ words) In her new book, Molly Crabapple shares the history of the Jewish Bund. by Zach D. Roberts Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund One World, 480 pages Publication date: April 7, 2026 Crabapple explains that the Bund…...

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progressive.org > latest > the-caregiver-who-cant-afford-health-care-levey-20260316

The Caregiver Who Can’t Afford Health Care

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (754+ words) Graphic by Christopher Cruz 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. "I wanted to keep them with family," she tells…...

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progressive.org > op-eds > why-we-need-leaders-like-frances-perkins-castrillo-20260313

Why We Need Leaders Like Frances Perkins

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (370+ words) This Women's History Month, we remember the architect behind the New Deal, and why Democrats must take note. Frances Perkins, pictured in in February 1940. There was a time when the Democratic Party adhered to the needs of the working class....

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progressive.org > latest > in-the-secret-agent-brazil-dares-to-look-back-minton-20260310

In ‘The Secret Agent,’ Brazil Dares to Look Back

1+ week, 39+ min ago  (889+ words) ["In "The Secret Agent," Brazil Dares to Look Back'Progressive.org","[\"In "The Secret Agent," Brazil Dares to Look Back'Progressive.org\",\"In his four-time Oscar nominated thriller, director Kleber Mendon'a Filho explores the period of Brazil's military dictatorship.\",\"In his four-time…...

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progressive.org > magazine > is-conversion-therapy-speech-or-conduct-lueders-20260310

Is Conversion Therapy Speech or Conduct?

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (502+ words) The Trump Administration has lent one of its top lawyers to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court in favor of the discredited practice. In other words, this is a challenge of a law brought by someone who…...

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‘We Became the Easiest Target’: UNRWA Layoffs and Salary Cuts

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (775+ words) The humanitarian agency laid off hundreds of employees, leaving many without income and hope. by Esraa Abo Qamar The beginning of 2026 has brought a painful new reality for many Palestinians who worked for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency…...

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progressive.org > latest > as-asheville-expanded-its-panhandling-ban-the-community-debuted-a-street-paper-wakeman-20260302

As Asheville Expanded Its Panhandling Ban, the Community Debuted a Street Paper

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (354+ words) Graphic by Delaney Nelson A newspaper written and sold by unhoused individuals is a way to earn money and make their voices heard. Emily Witherspoon has spent a lot of time panhandling'in her case, flying signs, which means holding a…...

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progressive.org > magazine > the-return-of-the-luddites-conniff-20260302

The Return of the Luddites

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (544+ words) Artificial intelligence will supposedly bring great benefits. But what's driving it is corporate greed. During a snowy winter break, while cuddled up with all three of our adult children temporarily at home, we binge-watched'Pluribus, a moody television drama that converts…...