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. We also solicit op-eds from activists every week, and distribute them via our wire service to newspapers around the country. Our goal is to support voices that are underrepresented in the mainstream media.
HUD
Let’s Achieve MLK’s Fair Housing Dream
“And as long as we have this problem, there will be some form of de facto segregation in the public schools and in all other areas of life.” Read more
Jan 16, 2019
Victor Korniyenko
Jay Inslee’s Climate Change Gambit
The issue of climate change was barely even mentioned during the last presidential race. Hopefully, Inslee’s presence as a candidate will keep that from happening again. Read more
Jan 14, 2019
What’s DNA Got to Do with It
I see similarities between Elizabeth Warren’s situation and that of many black people. Read more
Jan 11, 2019
Why We Don’t Need a Wall
When we are at our best, we don’t spend billions of dollars building monuments to paranoia. And we sure don’t allow fixation on the erection of such a monument — call it a wall, call it a fence — to bring useful functions of government to a halt. Read more
Jan 4, 2019
pixabay
Six Tips for Progressives in 2019
With Democrats poised to flip the House of Representatives in January, here are some ways progressives can gain traction. Read more
Dec 28, 2018
Nelson Minar
Trump Plan is a Threat to Clean Water
In a proposed amendment to the Clean Water Act, Trump’s EPA threatens to leave over a third of Americans’ drinking water unprotected. Read more
Dec 20, 2018
dori@merr.info
GOP Lawmakers Ignored the Will of the People
Republican state officials have passed legislation limiting the powers of the Attorney General and Governor-elect. Read more
Dec 19, 2018
Daniel H. Birman Productins, Inc.
Cyntoia Brown Shows Us that Justice is Not Blind
Is a system broken when it works as designed? Read more
Dec 18, 2018
You Shouldn’t Have! The Hidden Costs of Jewelry Gifts
Earlier this year we scrutinized the sourcing policies of thirteen well-known jewelry brands. Here’s what we found. Read more
Dec 12, 2018
abarndweller
Congress Must Take Action on Toxins
Why is the Environmental Protection Agency refusing to study PFAS? The toxic chemicals are found in drinking water around the country. Read more
Dec 11, 2018
