Progressive Perspectives, formerly the Progressive Media Project, was launched in 1993 to help 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, and reach a potential audience of 150 million readers each year. Our op-eds are regularly picked up by dozens of small papers as well as by mainstream news sites including the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and the Miami Herald. Our goal is to support voices that are underrepresented in the mainstream media.
Grid Reforms Are Key to a Clean Energy Transition
If we want to expand renewable energy throughout the country, the United States needs to improve its electric grid. Read more
Jan 13, 2025
Congress Needs to Pass the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
By passing the TSRA, Congress can affirm its commitment to justice and provide tangible support to those seeking to rebuild their lives. Read more
Jan 8, 2025
Biden Has More Veterans to Pardon Before Leaving Office
The President should make history by wiping the slate clean for the 300,000 former soldiers who served at home and broad after 9/11 but received less than honorable discharges. Read more
Jan 7, 2025
Red-Flag Laws Can Prevent Mass Shootings
What happened after the Abundant Life Christian School shooting last month illustrates the need for these laws—and why anyone who cares about public safety should support them. Read more
Jan 2, 2025
Mexico’s Immigration Crackdown Mirrors the United States
In its goal of closing the U.S. border, the incoming Trump Administration plans to continue using Mexico as an arm of U.S. immigration enforcement. Only time will tell if Mexico will continue to cooperate. Read more
Dec 30, 2024
We Can Fight Chronic Disease with Universal Care
It’s time for the United States to join other high-income nations in providing comprehensive health coverage to all its citizens. Read more
Dec 20, 2024
Forty Years After the Bhopal Disaster, the Danger Still Remains
In many ways, we all live in Bhopal now. We must continue to fight for a future in which we all have the right to live in healthy environments. Read more
Dec 18, 2024
How We Can Resist Trump’s Deportation Plans
As we approach a second Trump Administration, we need to build solidarity within our communities and expand local-level efforts to defend immigrants. Read more
Dec 16, 2024
President Biden Should Finalize the Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA will help restore abortion access, protect women from violence, and help build a gender-equitable future. Biden should certify it while he still has the power to do so. Read more
Dec 13, 2024