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Posted by | June 6, 2017
How to Be a Labor Ally 101

As a member of the progressive community, you may have marched next to brothers and sisters in the labor movement. You may know that workers have won some key victories...

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Posted by | June 6, 2017
Diversifying the Progressive Movement

The lack of diversity that exists in all levels of politics is no secret. From Congress and campaigns to organizational leadership positions and the consultant class, we continue to see...

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Taking Seats at the Table: Black Women at the Intersection of Politics and Activism

White women voted for Donald Trump by 53 percent, while 94 precent of Black women voted for Hillary Clinton. Democrats won the 2013 Virginia Governor's election, particularly because of black...

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#BadassHelenKeller and #FierceFannieLou: How Disability Can Save the Progressive Movement

Fannie Lou Hamer was involuntarily sterilized because of polio in her 20s and often talked about the additional oppression she fought because of her health. Helen Keller was more than...

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Can Latino Men be Organized to Fight Back?

The 2016 election had a few bright spots, but for the most part, Democrats failed to turn out enough of its base. One of the key constituencies that demands further...

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#AskaSista: Black Women Muse on Politics, Policy, Pop Culture and Scholarship

You've heard the statistic again and again. 94% of Black women voters voted for Hillary Clinton and against Donald Trump. Indeed, Black women have been at the forefront of progressive...

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Progressive While Black: Rules for Engaging Black Progressives in the Trump Era

In 2015, Bernie Sanders burst onto the scene with his bid for president, spurring engagement and activism among members of the progressive movement. However, there has been, and continues to...

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Resisting with Vision: Building the Abortion Rights Movement City by City

2017 brought seismic shifts to D.C., but abortion advocates have been working in a hostile climate for years. States enacted 288 restrictions on abortion access from 2011-2015 alone. The Hyde...

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Battling the Stigma: The Media’s Role in the Fight for Repro Justice

Media has always played an important role in changing hearts and minds, and today's abortion debate is no exception. Although great strides have been made in the way we view...

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Ending the Myth of the Welfare Queen

Throughout the country, reproductive justice and anti-poverty movements are coming together to change the narrative about who gets welfare and why. They are doing so while building campaigns to repeal...

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