by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog, Climate, Progressive Vision
(Rae Breaux also contributed to reporting to this article.) The Wisconsin Uprising. Occupy Wall Street. Keystone XL. Black Lives Matter. Add Standing Rock to the list of social movements spreading across the country and reshaping the political landscape. Since April,...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog, Progressive Vision
The first real conversation I had with Sarah Jaffe was on a school bus heading out for a series of direct actions — and a few brave arrests — in Washington, DC with 1,000 community leaders from National People’s Action and the National Domestic Workers Alliance. It...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Aug 9, 2016 | Blog, Conservatism, Election 2016, Progressive Vision
Last week was a bad one for Donald Trump. While the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign feeds on media scandals, the last few days have been over the top: fights with the family of a slain Muslim American soldier and top Republican leadership, potential leaks...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog
The Green Energy Revolution is coming. The only question is: what kind of revolution it will be? As our economy transitions away from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar we have a choice to make. Either we let market forces drive the...
by Jacob Swenson-Lengyel | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Rick Perlstein
[fve]http://youtu.be/EbZgQmP0VZ0[/fve] Reclaim Chicago video Since the midterm elections, the media has been buzzing about the growing schism between Wall Street Democrats and the populist wing of the party. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s recent victories give evidence for...