Progressive Issues
Families, Dysfunctional and Otherwise
What we owe to society as a whole, is to take what we received in our family of origin and to improve on it.
What the Democratic Party Actually Is
The work is always-in-progress, the plane being built while flying, continuously evolving, self-defined, reflexive.
Nancy Pelosi Announces the End of an Era
Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she’ll step down as the House Democrats’ top leader did not come as a surprise, but it does mark the end of an era.
Freedom From Want: Re-envisioning Thanksgiving in 2022
The message in Bulosan’s “Freedom from Want” essay is as important to recall this Thanksgiving as the image of Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom from Want” painting.
The Age of Sedition
One of the drivers of fascism derives from governments imposing arbitrary regulations based on the anxiety of the month
Time Democrats Put Younger, Progressive Members in Charge
We have some amazing younger members in the House and Senate—but why are they not in the leadership?
After Tuesday, What Can Democrats Do Now?
Democratic voters don’t send Democratic politicians to Washington to give the Republicans what they want. They want that stuff shot down.
5 Essential Progressive Demands
Young Americans have long been coerced into a devil’s bargain: without a college degree, they’ve been told, you won’t land a decent-paying job.
Why Does the 99 Percent Let Athletes, Executives, and Movie Stars Get Away with Huge Salaries?
Walter Moss: When Babe Ruth was asked about earning more than the president, he responded, "I know, but I had a better year than Hoover."
Will America Really Let the Right Destroy Democracy?
The right's decades-old strategy to divide voters has taken a dangerous turn. What can bring us back together?
Paul Pelosi Attack: Hammers Are for Building, Not Harming
As we see with the Paul Pelosi attack, the real crosscut is between violence and nonviolence, between democracy and dictatorship.
Neo-Nazis on the Loose
With neo-nazis on the loose, do Italy and Sweden show that proportional representation leads to the election of extremists?
Black School Shooters: Facing the Reality
Black School Shooters: For years, Black folks would claim serial killers were a white thang. Until it wasn’t.
Left Coast Forum 2017: Coming in November!
This November, in partnership with our friends at the Left Forum, the LA Progressive will be hosting the first ever Left Coast Forum in Los Angeles.
A Response to Eric Gordon’s Critique of Our Talks at The Left Coast Forum
Jim Lafferty and Val Carlson: What we did advocate was an increased measure of functional unity between the socialist parties and groupings in America today.
It IS Happening Here!
The American fascist dynamic depends heavily on Christian Nationalism and nativist appeals to masculine insecurities.
Conservative Policies Shorten Life
A state’s conservative policies in gun control, environmental protections, labor rights, and progressive taxation increases a state’s death rate
The 105th Anniversary of the October Revolution
The Great Breakthrough in Anti-Imperialist Socialism and the challenge to U.S. social imperialists
Are Socialists Going to Let Neoliberals Define Racism?
Why the linear political spectrum is bankrupt
Death by Nationalism?
Nobody has any idea what’s going to happen “next.” I can only reach into the depths of my soul and pray. Oh Lords, let humanity grow up before it kills itself.
Tulsi Gabbard, Right Wing Conservative
Tulsi Gabbard cultivated an image as an anti-war progressive, but her support for conservative positions revealed her right wing and racist politics.
Activists Should Not Lose Heart
Unjust systems don’t usually celebrate their injustice. They like to keep it hidden that's why we need activists and whistleblowers.