Progressives

Activists Counter Federal Reserve Gathering With Push Against Interest Rate Hikes

They deliberately set up their own conference at the same resort where the Fed is meeting.
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Progressive Groups Go On The Offensive Against A Fed Interest Rate Hike

Activists want the central bank to wait for more wage growth. And Robert Reich is helping them explain why.
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It's Been 50 Years Since The Voting Rights Act And Black Churches Are Still Fighting Voting Restrictions

“Voting is the most basic right in a democracy."
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

New Project Seeks To Unmask Shadowy Payday Lenders

"Everyone knows what payday lenders do ... but very few people know who the payday lenders actually are."
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Maryland Democratic Senate Primary Erupts Over Citizens United

The candidates, both proponents of campaign finance reform, call each other cynical.
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Elizabeth Warren's Message At Netroots Nation

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Burning Witches in Denmark: A Midsummer Ritual Unintentionally Endorses Gender-Based Violence

Am I lacking a sense of humor? Too politically correct? Maybe. But the feminist in me never fails to be offended.
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Blue School Faces Student And Teacher Exodus As Parents Raise Concerns

Christianity For People Who Don't Like Christianity

Over the past 20 years, there has been a growing movement to reclaim Christianity from those who've distorted it into something that Jesus and his earliest followers wouldn't easily recognize.
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