Op-Eds
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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Don’t Let the Rich Avoid Taxes
A progressive tax system is one of the few tools we can deploy to slow and reverse the growth of billionaire power. Read more
May 4, 2021
GOP Seeks to Shut Down Protests
Mirroring voter suppression efforts throughout the country, GOP lawmakers in 34 states have introduced 81 bills to criminalize peaceful protest. Read more
May 3, 2021
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Let’s Keep Teaching Outdoors
Disease prevention is just one of many reasons to educate kids outdoors. Read more
Apr 29, 2021
Don’t Open the Door Further to Dark Money
The court’s new majority is being asked by billionaire Charles Koch’s nonprofits to expand on the notion that “money is speech.” Read more
Apr 27, 2021
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Chauvin Case Verdict Is Just a Start
The conviction of Derek Chauvin on all three charges in the death of George Floyd was a measure of justice, but it was not the whole verse, and certainly not the whole song. Read more
Apr 22, 2021
Plastic: What We Eat and Breathe
Companies should be responsible for the pollution they generate. Read more
Apr 21, 2021
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It’s Time to Build a Third Party
We need an organization with a fresh perspective that could break the stranglehold that our two dominant parties have on our country’s politics. Read more
Apr 15, 2021
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The Promise of Public Housing
No one should have to choose between housing that is unaffordable and housing that is uninhabitable. Read more
Apr 14, 2021
The End of Trickle-Down Economics
The pandemic has shifted conventional wisdom by showing the limits of “small government” thinking. Read more
Apr 12, 2021
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No, We Can’t ‘Go Back’ to Asia
No matter the political climate, U.S.-born Chinese people are often not recognized as “real” Americans. Read more
Apr 9, 2021
