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LA Progressive is a daily digital news and opinion magazine that is dedicated to providing a platform for progressive thought. Published by Dick & Sharon. https://www.laprogressive.com
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · Nov 20
More than 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. said, "This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.” 
I'm currently listening to the Macro and Cheese podcast. We have to stay informed and prepared.
The Price of Apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evin men - Plato
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 5h
The Fourth Branch: How Conscience and Civic Vigilance May Save the Republic

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Martina Moneke: Ordinary citizens, lower courts, military officers, advocacy groups, and artists together form a novel “fourth branch,” #media
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 6h
No Kings, Socials and Us

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It is one thing to hate social media but hold our nose while we cautiously use it for positive ends and still relentlessly critique it in the large. Michael Albert #nokings
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 7h
Dear Bonespurs: Those Epstein Photos

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Big Lester Gufstason, on medical leave from ICE due to a back sprain from picking up trash, sighed. “The fun’s gone out of the War on Democrat Cities”. Dan Embree #jeffreyepstein
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 8h
Naming the Dead

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The staggering toll of Palestinian deaths has broken through our collective consciousness. @rob_okun #gazadead
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 9h
Teaching the Transgender Debate

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How educators can navigate state mandates, cultural conflict, and the responsibility to prepare future journalists @jensenrobertw #transgender
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 13h
The Politics of Obstruction

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Chuck Yates: If having a government means all of its members working together, then the United States hasn’t had a government worthy of the name since the 1980s. #politics
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 14h
Cornel West Keynotes Left Coast Forum '25

Join us all day Saturday, October 25th, for this free gathering of progressive activists from throughout the Southland.

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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 15h
Why Is Los Angeles Falling Apart

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Year-by-year homelessness and overcrowding have increased in Los Angeles because the cost of housing has increased much faster than incomes. @DickPlatkin #losangeles
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 16h
At Least Trump Won the Ignobel Conflict Medal

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While peacebuilders broker ceasefires and rebuild nations, Trump rolls in with a selfie stick, a grudge, and a fresh batch of enemies to name-check. @Desicruz @nobelprize
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 17h
Not Your Ordinary Shutdown

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Julianne Malveaux: They are holding government operations hostage because they don't want to fund policies that help people. @drjlastword #shutdown
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 18h
Here's How Democrats Could Win in 2028

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Today’s Democratic leadership is out of touch. Obsessed with fundraising and self-preservation, they offer no charisma, no moral courage, and no compelling vision. @astore_wj #democrats
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
The Making of “Problematic People”

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From colonial conquest to segregation, the elite redraws the moral, civic, and political boundaries of who counts as human — and silence keeps the system alive. @sharonkyle #racism
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
Government Shutdown Causing Healthcare Crisis

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Health care costs are about to skyrocket for working Americans, but GOP lawmakers are prioritizing tax breaks for the wealthy. ChateauK #healthcare
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
The Ukraine-Russia War Continues

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The endgame remains unpredictable--dangerously so  @astore_wj #ukraine
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
He's No Prize

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Claude Lusanne: Ten reasons why Trump should never be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize #nobelpeaceprice
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
Margaret Thatcher, A Trump Precursor: Reflections on “Brian and Maggie”

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Watching the series reminded me of how similar the second term presidency of Donald Trump has been to what came to be known as Thatcherism.  Walter Moss #trump
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the United Nations

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Nicolas Davies: There is nothing to prevent the UN from quickly convening a new meeting of its Emergency Special Session on Palestine. @NicolasJSDavies #palestine
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
“Peace” Has Lost Its Meaning When Maria Corina Machado Wins the Peace Prize

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As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine. Michelle Ellner #nobelpeaceprize
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 1d
Those Yankee Boo Birds

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Berry Craig: Jingoistic mantras and jeering the national anthem of a country that is our good neighbor and one of our best friends and strongest allies on earth is beyond boorish. #yahkees
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 2d
Palestine, My Palestine

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We should mourn Palestinian losses as we mourn those of Israelis, as we would mourn those in our own families. #palestine
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 2d
Which Trump? Inconsistent Models Are Both True

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He might just seize power and stay in office until he dies, but the fact is he is already failing. He won’t be around long. John Peeler #trump
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 2d
No Cheers for ""Normality"

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We will need to take up the work of fundamental reconstruction, taking down the culture of violence and predation piece by piece and building up a different kind of American Experiment. Peter Laarman #trailoftears
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 2d
How Israel Reached Its Mass-Murder Quota

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Around 1,275 Israelis died as a result of the attack on October 7. Israel’s mass murder quota was therefore around 63,750 (= 50 x 1,275). @JeffDSachs Sybil Fares #genocide
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 2d
Technology Shapes How We Move, Speak, and Think

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From hands to feet, voice to vision, our digital tools extend, transform, and sometimes erase the human body. Vanessa Chang #robotics
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LA Progressive @laprogressive.bsky.social · 3d
John Peeler: He might just seize power and stay in office until he dies, but the fact is he is already failing. He won’t be around long. https://f.mtr.cool/vkyoudlnfb
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