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.
The Rationing of Human Worth
What chance does a guy like me have in a world where access to health care depends on who you are? Read more
Apr 3, 2020
Preparing for the Worst
We need to prepare for the possibility that our health care system is on the threshold of becoming overwhelmed, to the point of collapse. Read more
Apr 1, 2020
Bailing Out the Rich — Again
In a deeply unequal America, our democracy clearly has a problem legislating emergency relief without further enriching the already rich. Read more
Mar 31, 2020
The Pandemic and Poor Countries
COVID-19 is a global crisis. We are all in this together. Read more
Mar 30, 2020
Simon Davis
Protect Our First Responders
As health care workers are being exposed to COVID-19, let’s make sure they are equipped with the personal protective equipment they need to meet the threat. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus and the Public Good
Do we want an up-by-your-bootstraps society where people mostly look after their own, or do we want a strong safety net for those who fall on hard times? Read more
Mar 18, 2020
Don’t Let COVID-19 Unleash Bias
The history of epidemics and pandemics shows how racism, sexism, and xenophobia detract from efforts to control disease—coronavirus is no exception. Read more
Mar 16, 2020
In Defense of Newspapers
The newspaper industry is in such dire straits that a depressing new term, “news desert,” has been coined. Read more
Mar 9, 2020
Donald Trump and the Astros
In the 2016 “World Series” of American politics, Trump took the presidency with help from Planet Earth’s new Don Corleone, Vladimir Putin. Read more
Mar 4, 2020
