Dispatches
Dispatches
News from the front lines of progressive grassroots politics.
The Scramble to Address Solar’s Race Problem
After “an incredible wake up call,” renewable energy advocates work to address long-term blind spots and build more inclusive environmental coalitions. Read more
Jun 19, 2019
Rosa Menkman
Bill McKibben’s ‘Falter’ Arrives Just in Time
Once again, the author and activist has positioned himself on the cutting edge of history, issuing a dire warning. Read more
Jun 18, 2019
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Smart Ass Cripple: Where Have All the Parking Lots Gone?
I’ve seen “For Sale” signs on parking lots around the city quite a bit in recent years. That’s how the descent into hell begins. Read more
Jun 17, 2019
On ‘Fighting Bob’ La Follette’s Birthday, We Need His Voice More Than Ever
An ode to our founder’s fierce advocacy for direct democracy by the everyday working people of this country. Read more
Jun 14, 2019
Mckayla Wilkes for Congress
The AOC Effect: Progressive Women Gear Up to Primary Top Democrats
Several have already emerged as buzz-worthy challengers. Read more
Jun 14, 2019
The Return of the Lame Duck
This week, the conservative-dominated Wisconsin supreme court reinstated the state’s controversial Republican “power grab” laws. Read more
Jun 13, 2019
Reese Erlich
Foreign Correspondent: Russia Sees Through Trump’s Iran Bluster, but Has Middle East Problems of its Own
By trying to isolate Russia and Iran, the United States is only isolating itself. Read more
Jun 13, 2019
Ryan Schmitz
Trump’s Trade War: Race-Baiting and Farm Bankruptcies
All the blood lost has been for a “marginally” different trade deal that probably won’t get passed anyway. Read more
Jun 12, 2019
Rrrrred
Tennessee Republicans Take Voter Suppression a Step Further
The new law is already having a chilling effect on voting rights groups’ work to register voters in underrepresented communities. Read more
Jun 11, 2019
Megan Giovannetti
‘Battle-Proven:’ Weapons Expo Shows One Way Israel Profits from Occupation
Hundreds of arms and cybersecurity companies showcase their state-of-the-art weaponry—often tested in Gaza or the West Bank—to war industry dealers from all over the world. Read more
Jun 10, 2019
County Officials Organize to End Gerrymandering in Wisconsin
They join a growing push to change one of the most unfair voting maps in the country. Read more
Jun 8, 2019
briethe
Does Wisconsin Have the Formula for Beating Donald Trump?
What happens in Wisconsin—over the last decade the site of some of America’s fiercest political battles—will have a lot to do with what happens to the rest of the country. Read more
Jun 7, 2019
Johnny Silvercloud
‘Mental Health Crisis, Don’t Shoot!’
New York City, like the nation, often responds to emotionally disturbed persons with police violence. Some places are trying to change that. Read more
Jun 7, 2019
After a False Start for Socialism, a New Future for the Left?
A review of “The Socialist Manifesto” by Bhaskar Sunkara. Read more
Jun 6, 2019
Showtime
Chelsea Manning’s Coming of Age
In the new film “XY Chelsea,” director Tim Travers Hawkins keeps the whistleblower’s vulnerability front and center: “I hope she can flourish as a free woman.” Read more
Jun 6, 2019
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Library of Congress
Commemorating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on the unanimous Senate passage of the resolution she co-sponsored celebrating a century since the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. Read more
Jun 5, 2019
ConwayStrategic
Alabama was Already in a Reproductive Health Care Crisis
In a state with just four female senators, advocates are pushing against some of the steepest barriers to access in the nation. Read more
Jun 5, 2019
Bagogames
Smart Ass Cripple: The Limits of Charity
Acts of extraordinary generosity get all the press. But we’re missing the point. Read more
Jun 4, 2019
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