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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Grocery Store Monopolies Are Bad News for Shoppers
A new mega-merger between Kroger and Albertsons would negatively impact everything from food safety and farming practices to wages for grocery workers. Read more
Nov 21, 2022
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The Military Must Take Responsibility for ‘Forever Chemicals’
From 1953 to 1987, nearly 1 million troops and their families were exposed to a cocktail of toxic hazards from on-site and off-base sources, including PFAS. Read more
Nov 17, 2022
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Why Governments Need to Send Everyone Washing-Machine Filters—and Fast
Every government should distribute microfiber filters to its citizens, free of charge, to help keep microplastics out of the environment. Read more
Nov 16, 2022
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We Can’t Fix Youth Homelessness Without Better Services
To achieve stable housing and economic security, young people need comprehensive, career-building support, not just a minimum wage job. Read more
Nov 15, 2022
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Why the Inflation Rate Isn’t as Bad as You Think
Despite the right-wing panic, prices only rose by 0.5 percent in recent months—equivalent to an annual rate of about 2 percent. Read more
Nov 8, 2022
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Update the GI Bill for the Online Era
Right now, the federal government cuts the GI Bill housing allowances to half the national average for veteran students who pursue online degrees. Read more
Nov 11, 2022
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How 'Welfare Reform' Steals From the Poor
“Welfare reform” was based on the cruel assumption that poor people couldn’t be trusted to collect welfare honestly. But it’s proving the opposite—that politicians and the wealthy misuse this money. Read more
Oct 19, 2022
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Say Goodbye to Healthcare if Republicans Win
Campaign commercials are jamming the airwaves, and everyone is claiming to be a health care champion. Republicans’ votes say otherwise. Read more
Nov 4, 2022
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Lawmakers: Stop Breaking Your Promises to Farmers of Color
To deny farmers of color debt relief now—a promise that was made more than a year ago by our government—is flat out immoral. Read more
Nov 3, 2022
