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.
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Why We Still Fear the Police
Every time I see an officer, my heart rate accelerates. My son is afraid to go out alone for fear he will be killed by the police. Read more
Oct 19, 2021
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Bill Would Fight Environmental Injustices
We must build the EPA back up and move on past the Trump era setbacks. Read more
Oct 18, 2021
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We Can’t Abandon Yemen
As Yeminis are bludgeoned by Saudi and U.S. air strikes, drone attacks and constant warfare, access to food, shelter, safety, health care and education in the country remains precarious. Read more
Oct 14, 2021
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National Parks Should Teach Indigenous History
The United States owes much more to the Indigenous peoples whose land it stole and built upon. Read more
Oct 12, 2021
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U.S. Must Lead World Vaccine Effort
The United States is fully able to end this pandemic once and for all. Read more
Oct 11, 2021
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Reproductive Health Care is a Human Right
Abortion bans harm people who are already at vulnerable margins in our society: teenagers, low-income people and people of color. Read more
Oct 7, 2021
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Shut Down U.S. Tax Havens
The Pandora Papers unmask the secretive ways that the world’s super-wealthy hide trillions of dollars and dodge taxes. Read more
Oct 5, 2021
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Fighting for a Fair Deal for Farmers
Our food system has seen competition turn into collusion, with billionaires controlling agriculture. Read more
Oct 4, 2021
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When Targeted Killings Become ‘Tragic Mistakes’
Since the 9/11 attacks, U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere have carried out targeted killings that frequently kill and injure civilians. Read more
Sep 30, 2021
