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February 12, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Opportunities and obligations

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February 9, 2022 at 10:29 PM

George Floyd to Amir Locke—Nothing Has Changed

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February 5, 2022 at 5:00 PM

History and lessons

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February 2, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Protecting Children from Books but Not Poverty

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January 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM

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January 29, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Echoes of drumbeats from another year

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January 28, 2022 at 10:33 PM

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January 27, 2022 at 10:29 PM

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January 26, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Profits at a Cost

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January 22, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Less than two minutes to midnight

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January 20, 2022 at 11:06 PM

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January 19, 2022 at 10:29 PM

Defending the Powerless

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January 18, 2022 at 10:56 PM

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January 15, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Struggling for justice and equality in 2022

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January 12, 2022 at 10:29 PM

The Legacies of Activists Before Us

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January 11, 2022 at 10:59 PM

I am deeply worried about the future of our democracy,

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January 8, 2022 at 4:59 PM

Anniversaries and democracy

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January 5, 2022 at 10:29 PM

War on Drugs, or War on Public Health?

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January 1, 2022 at 5:00 PM

New year, new tasks

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December 31, 2021 at 3:29 PM

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December 29, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Vulnerable Populations and Planet

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December 27, 2021 at 6:26 PM

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December 25, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Working for peace, working for change

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December 22, 2021 at 10:29 PM

From NIMBYs to Nationalists

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December 21, 2021 at 9:59 PM

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December 18, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Workers rights and human rights

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December 15, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Is Democracy Dead?

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December 11, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Press freedom and the importance of history

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December 8, 2021 at 10:29 PM

When Poverty Is a Crime But Misogyny Is Not

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December 4, 2021 at 5:04 PM

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December 1, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Worker Power

Worker Power One Question: What More Can Joe Biden Do to Help Working People? Work Wo…

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November 30, 2021 at 8:59 PM

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November 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM

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November 27, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Seeking justice and raising concerns

Seeking justice and raising concerns View this email in your browser Dear Progressive Reader,   Three court cases in the past weeks have captured national attention. The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on murder charges in Wi…

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November 26, 2021 at 6:29 PM

Looking for a few good progressive books?

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November 24, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Rulers of the World, Break Up

Rulers of the World, Break Up How the Federal Trade Commission Can Break Up Big Tech Lina Khan, Biden’s FTC chair, promises to take a more aggressive regulatory approach. by David…

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November 23, 2021 at 10:33 PM

Looking for a few books for the Holiday season?

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November 20, 2021 at 4:59 PM

Verdicts and justice

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November 17, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Standing Up for Social and Environmental Justice

Standing Up for Social and Environmental Justice Unequal Justice: The End of Legal Abortion Looms If Roe is overturned, exercising reproductive choice could become a crime. by Bill…

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November 13, 2021 at 4:59 PM

overtime and underperformance

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November 10, 2021 at 10:29 PM

Humans Helping Humans

Humans Helping Humans Religious and Secular Groups Help Afghan Refugees Resettle—And Demand that the U.S. Government Do the Same As Afghans continue fleeing the Taliban, it’s estimate…

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November 6, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Think globally, act now.

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November 3, 2021 at 9:29 PM

The Environment, Police, and Other Disasters

The Environment, Police, and Other Disasters At the End of Line 3: How Superior, Wisconsin, Became a Sacrifice Zone As the terminus of Enbridge’s Line 3 and Line 5 pipelines, Superior’…

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October 30, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Impunity and reckoning

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October 27, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Poverty, Protests, and Worker Power

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October 23, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Policies, guns, and their victims

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October 20, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Love Thy Laborer

Love Thy Laborer IATSE Strike Averted—For Now After demanding more humane working conditions, including meal breaks, maximum sixty-hour workweeks, and living wages, film industry worker…

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October 16, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Pressing issues and a passing hero

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October 13, 2021 at 9:29 PM

Human Rights Abuses Here and There

Human Rights Abuses Here and There Abandoning Yemen? United Nations Human Rights Council action silences Yemeni human rights victims. by Kathy Kelly …

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October 9, 2021 at 3:59 PM

Giving voice to independent journalists

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