Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House

Victory means Democrats hold on to the 11th district seat in the House, where Republicans hold a thin majority…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/progressive-democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-new-jersey-special-election-for-us-house

Sec. Robert Reich: A New Progressive Era Will Follow This Second Gilded Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkJshSf31Fc

 

Fed-up progressive justices are calling out the majority’s agenda | The Hill

They're saying the far-right justices are deliberately trying to engineer an outcome: protecting alleged insurrectionists and making sure they can still hold federal office…

https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4522560-fed-up-progressive-justices-are-calling-out-the-majoritys-agenda/

Opinion | The Progressive Case for Bidenomics - The New York Times

But there has nonetheless been real progress. We're finally taking serious action against climate change and investing in infrastructure. Increased subsidies have helped expand health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. And one little-known fact is that Biden's full-employment economy has led to a big fall in wage inequality, with large gains for the lowest-paid workers… 

So here's how I see it: The results of Biden's victory in 2020 have fallen well short of progressives' dreams, but a Biden defeat next year would be the stuff of progressive nightmares. Are left-leaning Americans able to hold both facts in their minds and act appropriately?…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/opinion/bidenomics-progressive-economy.html

It’s not just voting rights. Republicans are going after ballot campaigns. - POLITICO

There's a wave of legislation moving through GOP-controlled legislatures that's intended to combat progressive policymaking at the ballot box — from Medicaid expansion to marijuana legalization...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/21/republicans-ballot-campaigns-voting-rights-500347

“Biden’s chance to go big.” (with Heather McGhee!) (Pod Save America podcast)

Jon and Heather talk about how Biden’s next economic plan could be even more progressive and transformative than the last, the results from the latest Crooked Media/Change Research Pollercoaster series on voting rights in Arizona, and whether anything can get done on gun control. Then, they discuss their favorite under-the-radar headlines.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jwaz5-d96d23e

The $15 Minimum Wage Wasn’t the Only Progressive Ballot Measure That Passed in Conservative States – Mother Jones

Voters were also in favor of taxing the rich and making it legal to smoke weed.....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/the-15-minimum-wage-wasnt-the-only-progressive-ballot-measure-that-passed-in-conservative-states/

Conservative think tank: Biden proposals would cut taxes for most in 2021 | TheHill

The tax proposals of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would raise $2.8 trillion over 10 years and reduce taxes for most households in the near-term, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute (AEI). "Overall, Biden’s tax proposals would make the US tax code more progressive," AEI researchers said in their paper.....

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/520871-aei-bidens-proposals-would-cut-taxes-for-most-households-in-2021

Joe Biden, Sean McElwee, and the Future of Progressive Power - The Atlantic

Sean McElwee has a simple message for his compatriots: Rigid doctrinarianism doesn’t win elections.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/joe-biden-sean-mcelwee-and-future-progressive-power/616213/

SCOTUS Gives Trump Notice (Pod Save America podcast)

The Supreme Court rules on Native rights and Trump’s taxes, the President bullies schools to re-open, Joe Biden and progressive Democrats find common ground, and Kanye West flirts with a presidential bid. Oklahoma journalist Rebecca Nagle talks to Jon about the legal victory for tribal nations, and Color of Change’s Rashad Robinson talks to Dan about Facebook’s handling of hate speech and misinformation.
Interview:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/9513168/scotus-gives-trump-notice

Many Jewish people support progressive abortion laws because of the Bible - USA TODAY

GOP lawmakers often point to the Bible as proof that abortion should be illegal. But Jews read the same texts, and have different interpretations....
https://news.yahoo.com/many-jewish-people-support-progressive-235401809.html

Former Bernie Staffers Launch Consulting Firm to ‘Primary the Consulting Class’ - The Daily Beast

The new firm will serve and assist clients and candidates with bold, progressive visions.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bernie-sanders-former-staffers-launch-consulting-firm-to-primary-the-consulting-class

Whoopi Goldberg Schools Meghan McCain: 'There Is No Such Thing As 'Late-Term Abortion'' - HuffPost

On Friday's episode of "The View," Goldberg told McCain to her face, "There is  no such thing as 'late-term abortion.'" It happened during a discussion about whether the majority of Democratsr unning for president were too "far left" for average voters on some issues,  including  abortion. McCain said she believed Joe Biden was the only candidate who wasn't "too far to the left," ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/whoopi-goldberg-meghan-mccain-late-term-abortion_n_5cfaa224e4b0aab91c059b4d

Hail Satan?: the film that will change your mind about satanism

The Satanic Temple’s progressive values are given rare insight in an eye-opening documentary and here, the film-maker and the head of the temple talk about the film’s vitality ...
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/hail-satan-documentary-the-satanic-temple

It Was a Republican President Who Fought for the Estate Tax - YouTube

It was a Republican president — not Bernie Sanders — who first argued for the creation of a progressive estate tax to reduce the enormous concentration of wealth. Mitch McConnell might want to listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc2wP234rEs

Universal basic income is the solution to a worsening problem - The Hill

It only requires us to have the vision, empathy and courage to adopt it for the American people. ....
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/424766-universal-basic-income-is-the-solution-to-a-worsening-problem

California governor rebukes Trump agenda with immigrant healthcare and free college - the guardian

Some are already speculating that Gavin Newsom may be the most progressive governor in state history ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/10/california-governor-gavin-newsom-budget-trump

Jayapal introduces bill to repeal Pay-go - The Hill

Co-chair of the House Progressive Caucus Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) introduced a bill Friday to repeal pay-as-you-go budgetary rules, a stipulation unpopular among progressives that requires that legislation be deficit neutral....
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/423972-jayapal-introduces-bill-to-repeal-pay-go

Sanders on 'alarming' climate change report: 'We’ve got to wake up and address these issues' - The Hill:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday called a governmental report on climate change that paints a bleak picture of its effects on the U.S. ...
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/418138-sanders-on-alarming-climate-change-report-weve-got-to-wake-up-and

“That's CHAIRMAN Schitt to you” | Pod Save America recording stream

We run through more 2018 election results, look forward to a couple of runoffs in Georgia and Mississippi, discuss the Pelosi/Speaker debate, and look at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's call for more progressive candidates. ...
Interview:
https://youtu.be/jCmDzu-cieU