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.
End the Oppression of Native Women
Indigenous women are killed at a rate ten times higher than the U.S. national average. Read more
Jun 5, 2020
Sarah Lahm
There Can Be No Getting Along Without Reform
Let us show each other — and the world — that we can rise above this moment. Read more
Jun 4, 2020
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Trump’s War on the Hungry
The Trump administration has waged war on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly called food stamps. Read more
Jun 3, 2020
Sarah Lahm
Police Need Real Reform, a Fresh Start
Because policing has for so many years been the realm of white males, there are still vestiges of white supremacy and racism within its ranks. Read more
Jun 1, 2020
Trump’s Dangerous Drug of Choice
Trump’s advocacy of taking hydroxychloroquine to combat COVID-19 is putting vulnerable people in unnecessary danger, at the potential expense of people who need the medication to live. Read more
May 29, 2020
Pandemic Relief Makes the Rich Richer
In the midst of the greatest medical and economic crisis in modern history, Congress chose to give a tax break almost exclusively to Americans making more than $1 million a year Read more
May 27, 2020
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Schools Will Need Help to Recover
States need to find ways to protect education funding in the age of COVID-19. Read more
May 22, 2020
U.S. Economy Needs to Reset, not Restart
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reset the rules and take bold actions. Let’s not lose that boldness going forward. Read more
May 22, 2020
Plan Now for Vaccination Decisions to Come
Who should be first in line for a COVID-19 vaccine once it is available? Read more
May 15, 2020
Nation Must Prepare to Vote by Mail
Americans hoping for a clean, fair, and reliable vote count this fall must pay attention to how their state and local officials intend to handle this election. Read more
May 12, 2020
