Dispatches
Dispatches
News from the front lines of progressive grassroots politics.
A Very, Very Great Comparison Study of the Best and Worst Presidencies, Ever
Declaring a national emergency is just the latest move by the “maximalist” President. Here we share a comparison of the Trump and Obama presidencies . . . by Donald J. Trump. Read more
Feb 15, 2019
The Revolver
Trump’s pick to lead the Department of the Interior has been through the revolving door between government and lobbying so much it’ll make your head spin. Read more
Feb 15, 2019
Daniel X. O’Neil
‘At the Hands of Police’
Cook County Illinois’s public defender describes her work providing “a voice for the voiceless.” Read more
Feb 14, 2019
Curt Smith
A Bipartisan Public Lands Bill, For the People By the People
The “old-school green deal” was years in the making, and helps pave the way for new-school green new deal success. Read more
Feb 13, 2019
Dr. Hakim
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group of volunteers uses a far different approach. Read more
Feb 12, 2019
Whoisjohngalt
Showdown in El Paso: Trump and Beto’s Dueling Rallies and the Uncertain Future of the Wall
In the Lone Star State, a preview of the political battle to come. Read more
Feb 12, 2019
Claudia Gabriela Marques Vieira
Disappointment (and a Little Hope) in First Foreign Policy Test of the New Congress
The new bill endorses state government efforts to punish socially conscious businesses that choose to boycott illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. Read more
Feb 12, 2019
waitscm
Smart Ass Cripple: Waiting 48 Years for a Subway Train
The subway station nearest my house is as inaccessible to me today as it was three decades ago. Read more
Feb 11, 2019
It's Not Just Ralph Northam—Anti-Blackness is ‘Vintage Americana’
It’s Black Lives Matter at School Week, but black children in continue to suffer because America isn’t ready to confront its anti-blackness. Read more
Feb 8, 2019
Executive Time
Just look at the damage the President has done just kind of working 40 percent of the time! Read more
Feb 8, 2019
Reese Erlich
Venezuela: Democratic Uprising or U.S. Coup?
Perhaps the Trump Administration is hoping history will repeat itself, but so far Venezuelans aren’t going for it. Read more
Feb 8, 2019
YouTube
Trump’s Long, Weird, Divisive State of the Union
Stacy Abrams delivered a smart, cogent, and energetic Democratic response. Read more
Feb 6, 2019
Birds of Passage Depicts the Devastation of Drug Trafficking for South America’s Indigenous People
Blame it on the Peace Corps. Read more
Feb 5, 2019
Jeff Abbott
The Other Americans: Mexico Welcomes the Central American Exodus
Since AMLO took over, migrants are finding much different environment than the previous caravans. Read more
Feb 5, 2019
The Tactical Truth Team
Ready at the drop of a hat, they turn myth into fact for the liar-in-chief. Read more
Feb 1, 2019
Noel Rojo
Women Who Stay in Mexico Carry Empty Hearts and Heavier Burdens
A global, long-term journalism project, presents a more complex view of migration, giving voice to those who are left behind. Read more
Feb 1, 2019
Whitehouse.gov
Foxconn Promises Are Falling Apart Fast
The Taiwan-based giant is downsizing from promises of up to 13,000 new jobs, with 75 percent blue-collar production workers, to now admitting that production workers will compose only 10 percent of a much smaller “technology hub.” Read more
Jan 31, 2019
Ted Eytan
Even Anti-War Progressives Should Care About the Trans Military Ban
The ban sets a precedent for the blatant exclusion of transgender people from public life. Read more
Jan 31, 2019
Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung
A Great Heart Stopped: Erik Olin Wright (1947-2019)
Wright leaves a legacy of brilliant leftist thought, as well as compassion and kindness. Read more
Jan 31, 2019
High School English Assessment: Online Instructions
Your essay won’t be read by any human eyes, but by a bot that will assess all four million high school seniors’ essays far faster than it will take you to comprehend the enormity of this new world order where machines, like me, have taken over. Read more
Jan 30, 2019
Black History Month
At “The Progressive” every month is Black History Month. Take a look and for the full list look here: https://progressive.org/topics/black-history/
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute
Feb 17, 2018
Landesarchiv Berlin
Jan 15, 2019
