PROGRESSIVES

DANA POINT, CA - FEBRUARY 07: Gloria Steinem (L) and Nadia Bolz-Weber speak onstage during The 2019 MAKERS Conference at Monarch Beach Resort on February 7, 2019 in Dana Point, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for MAKERS)
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WOMEN
Feminist Pastor Unveils Vulva Sculpture Made Of Old Purity Rings
By Carol Kuruvilla
Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber’s project sought to transform purity rings — symbols of a patriarchal theology that she believes has harmed women.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Pelosi told reporters that House Democrats plan to mark up legislation that will address 'the proliferation of guns' in the U.S. and was disappointed President Trump didn't mention the issue in his State of the Union address this week. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Nancy Pelosi Keeps Testing The Left — And The Left Keeps Taking It
By Matt Fuller
Liberals keep playing nice even when Pelosi doesn't.
VIDEOS
Watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Break Down The Unethical Side Of Politics
Ocasio-Cortez needed just five minutes to show just how easy it is for politicians to abuse the system.
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MEDIA
Tucker Carlson's Latest Rant Against Progressives Is All About Tipping
By Lee Moran
The Fox News host told viewers to "ask any waiter how well progressives tip. Seriously, ask a waiter."
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y, and Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., stand together on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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OPINION
Democrats Are Afraid Of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Too. And That's A Good Thing.
By Norman Solomon, Guest Writer
The threat of progressive primary challenges is a vital development for the future of the Democratic Party.
VIDEOS
Bernie Sanders Addresses Harassment Claims Between Members Of His Campaign Team
Sanders told CNN he had no idea that claims of sexual misconduct within his 2016 presidential campaign were ignored.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., answers a question from the audience at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, after delivering a speech on her foreign policy vision for the country. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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POLITICS
Elizabeth Warren's Video Aims To Remind People Why They Liked Her In The First Place
By Jonathan Cohn
Following the DNA controversy, even some progressives seem to have forgotten where the senator came from and what she's accomplished.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wait as media leave a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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OPINION
America Isn't As Polarized As You Think It Is
By Robert Creamer, Guest Writer
The myth of America's political divide needs to die.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, the speaker-designate for the new Congress in January, talks to reporters after meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as Congress and President Donald Trump bicker over his demand that lawmakers fund a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. Without a resolution, parts of the federal government will shut down at midnight Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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POLITICS
Progressives To March On Nancy Pelosi's Office Demanding Key Committee Post For Ocasio-Cortez
By Daniel Marans
The demonstration is part of an unprecedented activist focus on committee assignments.
La demócrata Ayanna Pressley celebra su victoria sobre el congresista Michael Capuano, también demócrata, en las primarias del estado de Massachusetts, el 4 de septiembre de 2018, en Boston. (AP Foto/Steven Senne)
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POLITICS
Progressive Lawmakers Hold Health Care Rally Outside Centrist Harvard Conference
By Daniel Marans
“I was not sent to Washington to play nice,” said Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, on her foreign policy vision for the country. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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OPINION
The Progressive Foreign Policy Debate Is Finally Here
By Stephen Miles and Kate Kizer, Guest Writers
Two of the Democrats' 2020 front-runners have now offered compelling visions for America's role in the world.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks after being elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus for the 116th Congress in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. Jeffries defeated Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., both prominent members of the Congressional Black Caucus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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POLITICS
Despite A Big Setback, Progressives Increase Their Leadership Clout In New Congress
By Daniel Marans
California Rep. Barbara Lee lost, but the Congressional Progressive Caucus still made big gains.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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OPINION
The Next Congress Must Make The Poor People's Agenda Its Agenda
By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Mary Kay Henry, Guest Writers
Rather than play by Mitch McConnell’s rigged rules and double standards, Democrats must come up with a new playbook.
A migrant family from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America en route to the United States, runs from tear gas released by U.S. border patrol near the fence between Mexico and the United States in Tijuana, Mexico, November 25, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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POLITICS
Christians Decry Trump Administration After Children Are Tear-Gassed At Border
By Carol Kuruvilla
Progressive Christians point out that Jesus said his followers should welcome the stranger.
In this image provided by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the Justices' Conference Room before a investiture ceremony Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (Fred Schilling/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States via AP)
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POLITICS
Kavanaugh And Gorsuch Confirmations Force Progressives To Rethink The Supreme Court
By Paul Blumenthal
The new debate is about how best to challenge the court’s power.
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks to member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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POLITICS
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Blesses New Push To Oust Incumbent Democrats In Primaries
By Daniel Marans
“I really hope that many of you join me here in Congress,” the New York Democrat told activists.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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POLITICS
Speaker Of The House Race Continues As Nancy Pelosi Remains Confident
By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, AP
Pelosi, speaker from 2007 to 2011, was certain she will hold it again. Her foes were equally confident they have the votes to stop her.
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds a news conference following the 2018 midterm elections at the Capitol Building on November 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. Republicans kept the Senate majority but lost control of the House to the Democrats. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
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OPINION
Nancy Pelosi Should, And Will, Be Democrats' Speaker Of The House
By Robert Creamer, Guest Writer
She's the leader the party needs.
Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks to a member of the media before a campaign rally in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Surging turnout has both Republicans and Democrats proclaiming they stand to benefit, as polls show tight races up and down the ballot that will determine control of Congress, state houses and governors mansions nationwide. Photographer: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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OPINION
For Democrats, Progressive Is The New Moderate
By Robert Kuttner, Columnist
To believe that “moderates” were Tuesday’s big winners, you'd have to redefine what it means to be a moderate.
A line forms for early voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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OPINION
This Election's Greatest Wave Could Come Down-Ballot. Way Down-Ballot.
By Sean McElwee and Alex Langer, Guest Writers
It's local elections where the progressive wave is strongest.
Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, speaks during a campaign rally with Randy Bryce, Democratic U.S. Representative candidate from Wisconsin, not pictured, at a United Auto Workers Union Hall in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Sanders visited Wisconsin as part of a nine-state tour to give a boost to progressive candidates ahead of the November 6 midterm elections. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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OPINION
Should Democrats Keep Running To The Left? Tuesday Will Tell.
By Robert Kuttner, Columnist
The midterms are a test of the Democrats' strategy of targeting middle-class voters on Medicaid, Social Security and raising the minimum wage.
Brett Kavanaugh speaks after being sworn-in as Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court on October 8, 2018 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
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OPINION
The Fight For The Supreme Court Is Just Beginning
By Sean McElwee, Guest Writer
Progressives are finally awake to the Supreme Court's partisan nature.
VIDEOS
This Progressive From Delaware Lost Her Primary But Her Fight Continues In New York City
Meet Kerri Evelyn Harris, the Air Force veteran from Delaware that ran for Senate against a three-term incumbent. Days after losing her own primary, Kerri hit the streets of New York City with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to campaign for other progressive Democrats on the eve of their primaries.
VIDEOS
This Progressive From Delaware Lost Her Primary But Her Fight Continues In New York City
Meet Kerri Evelyn Harris, the Air Force veteran from Delaware that ran for Senate against a three-term incumbent. Days after losing her own primary, Kerri hit the streets of New York City with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to campaign for other progressive Democrats on the eve of their primaries.
Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Kavanaugh yesterday steered clear of trouble in a marathon day before a Senate panel, refusing to say whether he would overturn the constitutional right to abortion or disqualify himself from any case directly involving Trump. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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RELIGION
Progressive Christians Call Out Blatant Hypocrisy Of Dismissing Kavanaugh's Accusers
By Carol Kuruvilla
Evangelical leaders preach a strict conservative Christian sexual ethic -- but some seem willing to allow exceptions.
VIDEOS
The 27 year-old running to bring progressive outrage to the South Bronx
Meet Amanda Septimo, the 27-year-old South Bronx native running for State Assembly in the poorest congressional district in the US. Her run for office is nothing if not personal, inspired not by years of political neglect and failed legislation in her community. At a moment where the progressive party has the spotlight in New York City, Amanda is hoping that the systemic poverty plaguing her district becomes part of the outrage.
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