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. Our op-eds are distributed nationally by the Tribune News Service, reach a potential audience of 150 million readers each year, and are regularly picked up by mainstream news sites, including the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Houston Chronicle, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Charlottesville Observer, and The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Our goal is to support voices that are underrepresented in the mainstream media.
U.S. House of Representatives
The Many Reasons to Impeach Trump
The president’s embrace of white supremacy has manifest in impeachable offenses. Read more
Jan 21, 2020
Annette Bernhardt
Raising the Minimum Wage Can Save Lives
A new study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests a relatively simple way to reduce the number of people who take their own lives: raise the minimum wage. Read more
Jan 15, 2020
Dennis Dimick
Let’s Fight Preemption of Local Control
Preemption is especially prevalent in states with Republican-led legislatures, which often employ model bill language from conservative groups like ALEC. Read more
Jan 13, 2020
NDDOT
We Can’t Afford Another War
The United States spent over 800 billion dollars on the war in Iraq, while social services and infrastructure crumbled at home. Read more
Jan 8, 2020
A Progressive Wish List for 2020
If we work hard and stay focused, 2020 can be the year we make huge gains. Read more
Dec 28, 2019
Celebrating Kwanzaa amid Political Turmoil
Like other holidays that are celebrated predominantly by people of color — such as Ramadan, Juneteenth, Holi, and Hispanic Heritage Month — Kwanzaa is often misunderstood. Read more
Dec 27, 2019
Millions Wasted on Charter Schools
The Network for Public Education calls the findings in its recent report “nothing short of a national scandal.” Read more
Dec 16, 2019
Future Deluxe
Economic Inequality Has Gone Bananas
The same week the now-infamous banana gallery piece sold for over $100,000, the Trump administration announced its plans to slash the nation’s nutrition assistance program. Read more
Dec 11, 2019
Oregon DOT
Formerly Incarcerated People Deserve a Just Green New Deal
The resolution left out one group that desperately needs a place in this new economy: people with criminal records. Read more
Dec 10, 2019
Eric Chow
On Human Rights Day, Let’s Abolish Nuclear Weapons
A nuclear war would create one of the worst humanitarian crises imaginable, one for which no nation would have an adequate emergency or health response. Read more
Dec 9, 2019
