by Terrance Heath | Sep 24, 2014 | Progressive Vision
The New York Times caught hell for an article characterizing television producer Shonda Rhimes as an “angry black woman,” but anger is still privileged in “post-racial” America. The only thing more shocking than Alessandra Stanley’s New York Times article that called...
by Joshua Holland | Sep 23, 2014 | Financial Reform, Progressive Vision
By Joshua Holland and John Light On Monday, a day after an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people participated in the People’s Climate March in New York, a smaller group of activists set out to shut down Wall Street. The day began with a festive atmosphere, and ended...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 23, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision
Writing on our blog and in Real Clear Politics, my Campaign for America's Future colleague Bill Scher dismisses Zephyr Teachout's call for progressive primary challenges against conservative Democrats. Scher argues the left should focus instead on "gaining influence...
by Bill Scher | Sep 23, 2014 | Progressive Vision
Zephyr Teachout, fresh from her better-than-expected showing against Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s gubernatorial primary, now is urging similar challenges against other Democrats across the country. In a Politico Magazine opinion piece titled “The Dems Need a Kick...
by Robert Borosage | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Progressive Vision, Winning Issues for 2014
As the election heads into its home stretch, regular people start to tune in. In contested states and districts, they have little choice, as their TV shows are overrun with campaign spots, almost all of them negative. Much of what we’ve heard about the election is now...
by Richard Eskow | Sep 19, 2014 | Progressive Vision
Scotland's independence vote has been cast, and its citizens chose overwhelmingly to remain part of Great Britain. But this historic vote should be studied by all those who want to affect political and economic change around the world, because there are important...
