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Oakland Marches for Racial Justice
Arthur Kohl-RiggsOn May Day, Oakland union members and supporters rallied in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and in protest of police killings. Photographer Arthur Kohl-Riggs sent these...
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Announcing Fighting Bob Fest 2015!
Preregistration is now open for Fighting Bob Fest 2015! Join us at Breese Stevens Field in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, September 19 for our annual daylong celebration of progressive activism. Go...
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Storify: #BlackSpring Comes to Madison Streets
Julia BurkeMarchers took to the streets in Madison today to demand racial justice after District Attorney Ismael Ozanne announced yesterday that Officer Matt Kenny would face no charges in the shooting...
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Enough Already! Reform Activists Blast Additional Funding for Wisconsin Prisons
Bill LuedersMembers of a faith-based group that advocates for prison reform are upset by the Wisconsin Legislature’s approval of additional funding to accommodate an increase in the state’s prison...
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A Little Piece of the Opt Out Movement
Gene V GlassPhoto by Alberto G.The Opt Out Movement is an unorganized, spontaneous attempt by students and parents – and we can assume, with the support of some teachers – to stem the rising tide of...
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Remembering Ronnie Gilbert
Tanner Cole Folk singer Ronnie Gilbert died earlier this week. Gilbert, 88, was a founding member of the Weavers and the band's sole female member. She started performing in the 1940s, and her...
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Tears of Love
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Photo by the U.S. Library of CongressIn July 1963, The Progressive published Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from his Birmingham jail cell, under the headline “Tears of Love.”...
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My Mother Anne Nicol Gaylor: Feminist, Activist, Freethinker
Annie Laurie GaylorMy mother Anne Nicol Gaylor directed that when she died, a “small tombstone” should be inscribed with her name and the words “Feminist—Activist—Freethinker.” My three brothers and I...
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Remembering Civil Rights Advocate Julian Bond
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Ted LievermanJulian Bond, who passed away on August 15, at age 75, was a legend in the civil rights movement, and a powerful presence in Washington, D.C., where I had the good...
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Low-Power Radio Station Fights AIDS in New Orleans
Andrew StelzerCommunity radio stations are often not much to look at. ButWHIV’s nondescript office in New Orleans’ Bayou St. John neighborhood may be overly humble.From the street, there’s no hint that...
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“THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION” Film Review
Ed RampellPhoto courtesy of irkle Jones and Ruth-Marion BaruchArmed with firearms and a law book, back in 1966 Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale boldly patrolled Oakland’s mean streets, confronting the...
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The Education of Jesse Hagopian
Erin MiddlewoodPepper spray seared Jesse Hagopian’s face and tears streamed from his eyes. He had just given a speech at this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, on January 19 in Seattle. In...
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Back To School in a Season of Revolt
Ruth ConniffPhoto by Comrade Foot.All over the United States, it’s a tumultuous back-to-school season.In Seattle, 5,000 teachers in Washington State’s largest school district began the year by going...
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It's... Fighting Bob Fest 2015!
Join us in Madison this Saturday, September 19 for the 14th annual Fighting Bob Fest. This year's theme: “Back by Populist Demand!” Speakers include Russ Feingold, John Nichols, and Ed Schultz. As...
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Leader in the Seattle Fight for Public Education Says Students Need More Time...
Mrill IngramSeattle High School teacher Jesse Hagopian came straight from the picket lines in Seattle to speak to the crowd at Fighting Bob Fest 2015 in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 19....
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Stealing Possible
Submitted by José Luis Vilson on Tue, 09/29/2015 - 9:39amJosé Luis VilsonThe New York charter school group Families of Excellent Schools announced recently that rallying under the banner “Don’t Steal...
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Cashing In On Special-Needs Kids
Submitted by Sarah Lahm on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 12:23pmSarah LahmRaising a child with autism requires extra vigilance. Just ask Minneapolis parent Marcia Haugstad. Her son, Noah, has an autism spectrum...
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Recess in Seattle: How We Won the Right to Play
Submitted by Jesse Hagopian on Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:41amJesse HagopianPhotos by Sarah LangIt was May of 2014. I had just picked up my son from his wonderful play-based preschool, and, as we headed...
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Baltimore Police Harassed Students Before Monday's Outrage
Submitted by Thomas Hedges and Stephen Janis on Wed, 04/29/2015 - 12:43pmThomas Hedges and Stephen JanisThis story was cross-posted with permission from The Real News Network. Exclusive documents...
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The Goode, the Bad, and the Ugly
Submitted by on Thu, 04/30/2015 - 4:24pmEditor's note: 30 years ago, police ordered the bombing of the Philadelphia headquarters of the black liberation group MOVE, killing eleven people including four...
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