Op-Eds
We founded the Progressive Media Project in 1993 to diversify and democratize our nation’s op-ed pages. We train activists and nonprofit staff on how to write powerful op-eds. Our op-eds are distributed nationally by the Tribune News Service, reach a potential audience of 150 million readers each year, and are regularly picked up by mainstream news sites, including the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Houston Chronicle, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Charlottesville Observer, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Our goal is to support voices that are underrepresented in the mainstream media.
Treaty Seeks End to Nuclear Madness
It is the beginning of a new movement that will see the elimination of the existential nuclear threat. Read more
Jan 15, 2021
Undocumented Immigrants Deserve Relief, Too
The third stimulus must provide these children with relief by including their taxpaying parents, regardless of their legal status. Read more
Jan 13, 2021
A Bill for a Democracy in Crisis
Our clearest pathway toward a new and more equitable democracy would be to pass the 'For The People Act.' Read more
Jan 12, 2021
Raise a Fist of Solidarity!
The time has come for all social progressives to reclaim the fist of solidarity on every occasion we can. Read more
Jan 7, 2021
Don’t Abuse Clemency. Use it
We are a weaker, meaner, less majestic nation when clemency and the values that inspire it wither. Read more
Jan 4, 2021
Taking a Stand Against Extremism
In this time of great darkness, there must also be an opposing force of light. That force must come from us. Read more
Dec 30, 2020
A Progressive Wish List for 2021
The majority of Americans who support progressive ideals should make specific demands of President-elect Joe Biden. Read more
Dec 28, 2020
Trump’s Judge Picks Will Cause Lasting Harm
Over the past four years, the president has stacked the federal courts with ultraconservative judges. Read more
Dec 23, 2020
Kwanzaa During the Pandemic
Ordinary folks are finally seeing what Black people have experienced in this country for more than 400 years. Read more
Dec 21, 2020