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Ukraine’s Pacifists in a Country at War Meet three members of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement who call for peace as war begins its fifth year.

Meet three members of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement who call for peace as war begins its fifth year.
#Ukraine #Russia #War

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Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Urban Democracy Inspires Asian American New Yorkers Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

I reported on #Mamdani 's new administration and #AsianAmerican political power in #NYC and beyond for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

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Tending Land, Building Power A food justice nonprofit transforms an empty lot in California into a model of resilience.

A food justice nonprofit, Urban Tilth, transforms an empty lot in California into a model of resilience.
#Community #justice
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Appreciate @theprogressivemag.bsky.social sharing our 2022 civic engagement report and 2025 exit poll with @aaldef.bsky.social in discussing nuances of NYC's Asian American voters!

Zohran Mamdani’s Vision for Urban Democracy Inspires Asian American New Yorkers Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

Asian American and youth organizing helped put Mamdani in office. Will he keep his campaign promises?

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“Instead of spending taxpayer $ to allow a few students to escape a zip code perceived as failing because of historic disinvestment, the lawmakers are proposing that all zip codes should be served by quality public schools so that ‘every child in every zip code’ is provided an excellent education.”

Hello, Chicago folks! I'm working on a story for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social on unhoused people who shelter on or near CTA facilities. If you do any homeless outreach at CTA stations, bus stops, or elsewhere in the city, or know those who do, I'd love to chat!

The Democratic Party Is Turning Back Toward Public Schools The New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives is calling for funding public education for students in every zip code.

It's been a long time since the Democratic Party gave its full-throated support for public schools, but a coalition of Dems in Congress could reverse the party's abandonment of the People's Schools. @palan57.bsky.social has the story for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
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The Democratic Party Is Turning Back Toward Public Schools The New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives is calling for funding public education for students in every zip code.

The New Democrat Coalition in the House of Representatives is calling for funding public education for students in every zip code.
#Education #Democrats
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"Ambulances, paramedics, and communication lines are constantly under threat. Still, despite everything, medical and rescue teams continue their work, because there is simply no other choice.
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We may learn to keep working despite the pain, yet the pain itself never becomes normal."

A snowy front yard of a house with a sign that says "ICE out of Minneapolis"

Several police officers gathering signs and furniture in a street.

The back of a person wearing a high-vis vest that says peaceful observer don't shoot and a dark colored SUV in the distance.

People in masks with one in the center raising their gloved hand with shopping carts and signs around them.

ICYMI: My latest photo/video essay for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social. I document some of the ways that the people of Minneapolis are fighting back against ICE.

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Resisting ICE in Minneapolis A Midwestern city shows how to peacefully block the incursion of federal immigration agents.

Though hundreds of the federal agents are now leaving Minneapolis (leaving hundreds more still in the city), they aren’t heading home—they’re going to other cities.
@zdroberts.bsky.social
#ICE #Minneapolis #Minnesota
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Smalltown Factions Highlight Our Divisions A school board race in rural Pennsylvania perfectly encapsulates the culture wars in ‘An American Pastoral.’

A school board race in rural Pennsylvania perfectly encapsulates the culture wars in ‘An American Pastoral.’
#education #schools #culturewars
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How Trump Could Earn Farmers’ Support A year into Trump’s second term, many farmers are worse off than they were on Inauguration Day.

A year into Trump’s second term, many farmers are worse off than they were on Inauguration Day.
#Trump #Farmers #Agriculture
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LOVE the opening of this review from @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

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How Street-Level Direct Action Is Challenging Trump’s Authoritarianism Community-based rapid response networks and irreverent performers are disrupting ICE at the source.

“Creative resistance is especially important when confronting an increasingly authoritarian administration that is always out to paint its opponents as radical, violent agitators,” says Jamie Henn…

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How to Fix the Justice System Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book insightfully catalogues the failings of the criminal justice system.

Emily Galvin Almanza’s new book, The Price of Mercy, insightfully catalogues the failings of the criminal justice system.
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#criminaljustice #incarceration
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Despite Efforts to Rebuild, Gaza’s Damaged Hospitals Struggle to Survive The small number of hospitals open in Gaza are deprived of the staff, medicine, and equipment they need to operate safely.

Please read and share Huda Skaik's deeply important reporting from Gaza. With deepest gratitude to @theprogressivemag.bsky.social for publishing her outstanding journalism of witness and sumud with such thoughtfulness and care.

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Property Tax Reforms Can Bring Racial Justice Homes in Black neighborhoods are more likely to be over-assessed for tax purposes while being undervalued by private appraisers.

Homes in Black neighborhoods are more likely to be over-assessed for tax purposes while being undervalued by private appraisers.

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Surviving in Gaza Through Learning, Writing, and Freelancing Writing and reporting has become part of my informal education—a lesson in perseverance in a world that gives you nothing easily.

Writing and reporting have become part of my informal education—a lesson in perseverance in a world that gives you nothing easily.
#Gaza #Education
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C’mon, LeBron NBA star LeBron James won't back down from his staunch support for Israel.

NBA star LeBron James won't back down from his staunch support for Israel.
@edgeofsports.bsky.social
#LeBronJames #Israel #Sports
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How Street-Level Direct Action Is Challenging Trump’s Authoritarianism Community-based rapid response networks and irreverent performers are disrupting ICE at the source.

“The attacks on immigrants wielded by an unaccountable domestic military force is a compelling movement unifier because this repression cuts across so many other social justice concerns.”

@theprogressivemag.bsky.social @erikgleibermann.bsky.social
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The Voice That Answered Hind Rajab Omar Alqam, an emergency operator with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, details the devastating call and life as a health care worker in the West Bank.

Omar Alqam, an emergency operator with the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, details the devastating call and life as a health care worker in the West Bank.
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In Limbo Once Again The Trump Administration has canceled, or tried to cancel, Temporary Protected Status for eleven countries, endangering the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of TPS recipients.

The Trump Administration has canceled, or tried to cancel, Temporary Protected Status for eleven countries, endangering the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of TPS recipients.
#TPS #Immigration #Trump
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ICE’s Mistreatment of People with Disabilities Advocates document a ‘pattern of neglect’ toward the most vulnerable.

Advocates document a ‘pattern of neglect’ toward the most vulnerable.

Read the full story from Disability Activist Mike Ervin on The Progressive.

#disabilityrights #immigration #ICE

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The Nonviolent Medicaid Army Is Living Martin Luther King Jr.’s Values The NVMA is taking up the mantle of King’s vision to create a ‘nonviolent army of the poor.’

New in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social. This network has been my organizing home for 12 years, link to an upcoming National Call is at the bottom. progressive.org/latest/the-n...

The Uphill Battle of Navigating a Broken Immigration System Seeking asylum is a human right. But in the United States, this path to citizenship is long, confusing, and treacherous.

Seeking asylum is a human right. But in the United States, this path to citizenship is long, confusing, and treacherous.
#Asylum #ICE #Trump

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The Real Threat to Arctic Security Conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary.

"Notwithstanding breathless assertions to the contrary, conflict in the Arctic is entirely avoidable and unnecessary. The greater threat to the region is a self-fulfilling assumption that conflict is inevitable."
By me for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

The Super Bowl Is a Trigger for Domestic Violence The major sporting event exposes our society’s indifference to violence against women.

As millions of Americans gathered around their televisions for the February 8 Super Bowl, celebrating athletic excellence, competition, and community, another, far darker pattern unfolded: a spike in domestic violence.
#SuperBowl #DomesticViolence
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Bolder Voices for a Democratic Future An increasing number of Democratic candidates are signaling that they won’t sit by quietly as the country implodes.

An increasing number of Democratic candidates are signaling that they won’t sit by quietly as the country implodes.

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