Across North America this July, flags unfurled and fireworks filled the sky. Canada celebrated Canada Day on July 1st, and shortly after in the
Tag: Progressives
How progressives can constructively engage Trump supporters
If you read one think piece aimed at breaking down the Trump phenomenon, I highly recommend Jonna Ivin’s essay on coming to terms with
Who am I? Guess the progressive.
Can you identify this person? Occasional Planet’s “Who Am I” series features people who have made important contributions to liberal thought, progressive politics, human
From Kennedy to Obama – what might have been
I was in eleventh grade when the shots were fired, the announcement was made, and the LBJ years began. Up until JFK, my father
Your wish for Barack Obama may become his thought
When Barack Obama ran for president in 2008, I was quite disappointed that he had virtually no substantive written material about his campaign to
Guess the progressive: A video quiz
So many progressive role models, so much for them [and us] to do–and so many ways to do it. When things get tough for
Stand-up progressives: Kucinich vs. war
Right-wing Republicans may be strutting around calling the 2010 mid-term elections a “rejection” of progressive ideas, but that doesn’t mean that it’s so. Contrary