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After Genachowski... Whom?

Everett Ehrlich | Posted 05.02.2013 | Technology
Everett Ehrlich

The next chairman of the FCC must pick up from where former FCC Chairman William Kennard left off, articulating a new, progressive vision of what the broadband world will look like and how to get there.

Rhode Island Equality, Breakthrough NY and 20th Street Park on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, we started out with an update from Cathy Marino-Thomas, President of Marriage Equality USA, about the recent win in Rhode Island and debates in Nevada and elsewhere.

25 Best Progressive Victories in 2012

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.10.2013 | Politics
Peter Dreier

Many progressives equate the word "compromise" with "sell-out," but the strategic question is whether compromises are dead ends or stepping stones to further progress.

Obama Will Ride to the Rescue ... for Republicans

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.20.2013 | Politics
Cenk Uygur

If ever there was a time to press progressive priorities this would be it. So, this will be a true test of who he is and what he believes. Let's see what he does. You shall know him by his works.

The Daedalus Dilemma

Michael Malice | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics
Michael Malice

We leave the conservative and the progressive, unable to understand each other, angry and frustrated, in a prison neither of their making nor of their own choosing -- but a prison nonetheless.

Heading for the Cliff: Why the Republican Low Tax Dogma Is Doomed

Marten Weber | Posted 11.30.2012 | Gay Voices
Marten Weber

The real mystery is, although Mr.Norquist and his ilk seem like smart guys, why do they and so many others in the Republican Party not recognize the conundrum they are facing?

Can an Intellectually Honest Progressive Support the Obama Administration?

Quora | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Joshua Engel, Polymath America is a nation of 300,000,000 people. We select one President.Yo...

Tolerance and Liberalism, (Re)Defined

Lauren Jacobs | Posted 01.06.2013 | Politics
Lauren Jacobs

Tolerance in America is about respecting (and celebrating) the equal/human rights of all people in this country. It is not about begrudgingly allowing other people to exist while lobbying against their equal/human rights.

Change.org: We've Seen This Before

Wenonah Hauter | Posted 12.30.2012 | Green
Wenonah Hauter

Recently, the Huffington Post reported that Change.org has abandoned its progressive roots and apparently planned on doing it without telling anyone, ...

Why Women Are Mean to Other Women

Juliette Fretté | Posted 11.26.2012 | Women
Juliette Fretté

When an attractive woman strolls around your workplace, you might treat her differently. She might as well be parading a better resume in front of you. Look at me, I can get a better man, a better job, a better wardrobe... a better life.

From Behind the Counter: A Different View of the 47%

Diane Russell | Posted 11.19.2012 | Politics
Diane Russell

I believe in an American Dream predicated on a system where everyone plays by the same rules, where the game isn't rigged to benefit the elite at the expense of the rest of us, and where a convenience store clerk can run for state office -- and win.

In Defense of Conservative Thought

D. Robert Worley | Posted 11.18.2012 | Politics
D. Robert Worley

There is no reason to choose between progressive and conservative thought. Progressivism allows for purposive change from an unacceptable status quo; conservatism introduces caution. The mature country would embrace both.

SISTER GIANT: Consciousness and Politics

Marianne Williamson | Posted 11.06.2012 | Impact
Marianne Williamson

Would our legislative priorities be what they are today -- tending always in the direction of serving those with economic leverage first -- were those legislative bodies anywhere near gender equal? Would the "war on women" exist as it does now?

What This Liberal Democrat Can Learn from Those Log Cabin Republicans

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 10.29.2012 | Politics
Bruce Reyes-Chow

I won't deny it, seeing a Log Cabin Republicans ad directed at other Republicans feels pretty wonderful for those if us who are in support of marriage equality and against a constitutional amendment to define marriage as only between a man and a woman.

Comedian's Beef With Progressive No Laughing Matter

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.15.2012 | Business

Who do you believe -- the angry brother or the insurance company on the defensive? Trust us, it's complicated and heartbreaking. New York comedian ...

Evangelical, Republican, Progressive, Me.

Frank Fredericks | Posted 09.10.2012 | Religion
Frank Fredericks

Being a progressive seems to be at most odds with the other two identities. These days, it's common to hear religious leaders denounce progressivism as anti-God, while progressives denounce God as anti-progress. Yet it shouldn't be.

Progressives, Progress and Government: An Unholy Trinity?

Nick Jefferson | Posted 08.22.2012 | Politics
Nick Jefferson

'Progressive.' There's a word that's bandied about a fair amount in politics on both sides of the pond. But what does it actually mean?

Scott Walker's Walking Papers? Wisconsin Recall Effort Approaches Climax

Don C. Reed | Posted 07.31.2012 | Politics
Don C. Reed

On June 5, this Tuesday, who will come to the voting booths? Will it be supporters of stem cell research for a cure -- or those who would ban what began in Wisconsin? As a stem cell research supporter myself, I regard Scott Walker as a dedicated enemy of America's hopes for cure research.

The Marie Antoinette of Health Insurance and How to Dethrone Her

Jamie Court | Posted 07.07.2012 | Politics
Jamie Court

Health insurance rates are like a runaway train and there's no police force or firefighting squad with the power to stop them. Thirty-five states require health insurance companies to get permission before raising rates, but not California.

Cara Santa Maria

WATCH: Liberal, Conservative: Are You Born That Way?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 07.04.2012 | Science

2012-05-07-Screenshot20120507at1.18.50PM.jpgDo we have traits that can be used to reliably predict whether someone is liberal or conservative in nature?

Progressive Politics Played a Big Part in Integrating Baseball

Christopher Lamb | Posted 06.15.2012 | Sports
Christopher Lamb

Major league baseball will honor Robinson today, as it does every year, with Jackie Robinson Day. Today players will all wear Robinson's 42, which is the only number in baseball retired in perpetuity.

The Big Distraction

Max Skolnik | Posted 02.19.2012 | DC
Max Skolnik

We have lost sight of the true problems facing the District. While we fiddle with the composition of a new ethics board and technical changes to the municipal code, DC burns with 30% child poverty and 50% youth unemployment rates.

It's Time Washington Saves the American Dream

Jose Hernandez | Posted 12.11.2011 | Latino Voices
Jose Hernandez

The son of migrant-farm workers, I was able to rise from the fields of California and touch the sky on the Space Shuttle Discovery as an Astronaut, a lifelong goal I was able to achieve thanks to the promise of the American Dream.

Zach Carter

WATCH: Occupy Wall Street Protests Ignite Progressive Political Fire In Washington

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- With the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations inspiring scores of similar protests nationwide, a progressive conference in the nation's cap...

A Diva Is Gone: Vesta, You'll Be Missed

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.23.2011 | Entertainment
Charles Karel Bouley

Vesta Williams was one of the greatest singers in R&B and music, period. And I was lucky enough to call her a friend. Her voice is now silenced but her drive and passion live on forever in her music and videos.