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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialEvery member of Congress swears an oath to the U.S. Constitution, not to a President. We need members of Congress who will live up to that oath.
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@jasminewynn.bsky.socialReposted by @theprogressivemag.bsky.socialI wrote for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social
about how memorialization of 9/11 has been exploited to justify American bloodshed abroad over the last 25 years. That started especially on Oct. 7th 2001, the day America invaded Afghanistan.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialPalestinian farmers aim to revive an agricultural system wiped out by years of Israeli ecocide.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialIn the genocide, life doesn’t give us time to grieve before forcing us to carry on.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialLess than a month after the 9/11 attacks, the United States launched its so-called war on terror, despite survivors’ objections. A quarter century later, the violence rages on.
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialFor decades, communities across the United States have fought to address the problem of homelessness. Yet the crisis keeps growing, in large part because rents have soared while affordable housing has become even more scarce.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialBerry was bighearted, ever open to other people, passionate about what he believed, and accustomed to being misunderstood.
@theprogressivemag.bsky.social"I escaped the dangers in Gaza, but I could not escape the pain I experienced there."
- Palestinian writer Sara Awad
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialAs a popular slogan, “Leave the United States behind” doesn’t have the same ring as “Don’t tread on me.” But it is that vision of America that got us here.
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialThe federal government wants to gut one of its most essential educational programs—but the public can still push back.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialTrump has appointed individuals willing to provide fawning approval of his every whim.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.social"Last month, my little brother decided to take swimming lessons. During one of his sessions, the Israeli military opened fire."
@nyupress.bsky.socialReposted by @theprogressivemag.bsky.socialScott D. Landes pens a new op-ed for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social, pushing back against Donald Trump's call to revive forced institutionalization.
Read it here: buff.ly/utd8LLr
Landes is also the author of the forthcoming "The Counterconforming Body."
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialDisabled Americans have faced a renewed threat to their freedom: an effort by the administration of President Donald Trump to reopen the door to forced institutionalization.
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialhe President’s goal in these renamings is to glorify himself and project his vision of national identity.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialEconomic restrictions have limited residents’ disposable income, making it difficult to keep family businesses afloat.
@tadstoermer.bsky.socialReposted by @theprogressivemag.bsky.social"What separates effective resistance from performative noise?"
I don't read reviews, but I'm passing this one along anyway because @theprogressivemag is a magazine I've been fond of for a long time, since I worked in politics.
[Repost because I missed the link]
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialDespite Colombia introducing a ten-year integration policy for Venezuelan migrants in 2021, experts have warned that “legal frameworks alone are insufficient.” Meaningful change needs to reach to a cultural level.
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@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialOn August 11, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network permanently ended the requirement that U.S. companies disclose who actually owns them and plans to delete the ownership information that companies have already reported.
@theprogressivemag.bsky.socialWhat was once a hobby passed down by her mother has become a thirty-five-year-old Palestinian woman’s main income.
