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.
Don’t Take Health Care Hope Away
My daughter is alive today because nearly a century before her diabetes diagnosis, medical research identified an effective treatment.
Mar 21, 2025
Spare Funding for Palestinian Relief Agency
The Trump Administration froze all funding for UNRWA, an agency doing crucial humanitarian work in Gaza.
Mar 19, 2025
Don’t Cut Funds for Prison Education
The more that prisoners are equipped with education, the less likely we are to fall into the lifestyles or actions that led us to prison.
Mar 17, 2025
Why America Needs to Hear About Lesotho
The Trump Administration's cuts to USAID funding endanger the lives of millions and imperil decades worth of health care progress.
Mar 13, 2025
Los Angeles Fires Expose Flawed Housing Policies
Victims of the recent fires will be subject to the criminalization policies that do nothing to solve the crisis of homelessness.
Mar 12, 2025
Medicaid Plays a Key Role in Preventing Overdoses
The House of Representatives' proposed Medicaid cuts will put lives at risk and worsen the opioid overdose crisis.
Mar 11, 2025
The Power of Just Not Buying It
A one-day boycott is not going to have much of an impact. But a sustained effort over many just might.
Mar 7, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Does Vital Work
America’s consumer finance watchdog has helped countless families hang onto their homes after falling on hard luck.
Mar 6, 2025
Federal Workers Deserve Respect, Not Cruelty
The idea that federal workers should be traumatized demonstrates this administration's reckless retreat from rationality.
Feb 28, 2025