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The Progressive Magazine
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A voice for peace and social justice since 1909. August/September Issue OUT NOW! https://progressive.org/
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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 15h
[email protected] is the only place I get to see my regularly see my writing and photos in physical media. If you know me, I'm a HUGE proponent of print and know how important this is.

Please support them (and anywhere else that buys my work!)
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 15h
Thank you, Zach, for all the work you’ve done over the years. We appreciate you!
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Zach D Roberts @zdroberts.bsky.social · 15h
My latest for the print edition of @theprogressivemag.bsky.social - in September a group of veterans took to the National Mall and gave info to the National Guard on how they could refuse illegal orders. That group's tent at Union Station has now been removed.
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Taking Action Against Occupation
D.C. residents are resisting Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to the nation’s capital.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 15h
‘The Alabama Solution’ Takes No Prisoners as Incarcerated Workers Struggle for Their Humanity

Read Ed Rampell's review on The Progressive.
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#filmreview #incarceration #alabama #TheAlabamaSolution
‘The Alabama Solution’ Takes No Prisoners as Incarcerated Workers Struggle for Their Humanity
Cellmates use cellphones to uncover ‘America’s deadliest prison system.’
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 17h
Israel’s genocide has forced fourteen-year-old Zain Abbas out of his home and school—but he still holds onto hope for a better future.

Read The Full Story on The Progressive.
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#Gaza #Palestine
Once a Swimmer, Now a Survivor: A Teenager’s Life in War-Torn Gaza
Israel’s genocide has forced fourteen-year-old Zain Abbas out of his home and school—but he still holds onto hope for a better future.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 3d
Book Review: In 'Silent No Longer,' Robert Stack explores the lasting effects of the institutionalization of people with disabilities.

Mike Ervin's full review:
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#disabilities #disabledaccess #ableism #disabilityrights #bookreviews
Recognizing the Value in All Humanity
In 'Silent No Longer,' Robert Stack explores the lasting effects of the institutionalization of people with disabilities.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 3d
The national park system includes crucial spaces that hold our shared history and biodiversity and the promise of a livable future.

Read The Full Story by Mary Grace Larson on The Progressive.
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#nationalparks #environmentalism
We Must Fight for Our National Parks
The national park system includes crucial spaces that hold our shared history and biodiversity and the promise of a livable future.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 3d
Modern AI is unlike traditional computer software—and potentially devastating.

Read The Full Op-Ed by Connor Leahy on The Progressive.

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#nuclearwar #artificialintelligence
Draw a Red Line Against AI in Nuclear War
Modern AI is unlike traditional computer software—and potentially devastating.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 3d
"My week-long fast was painful, but manageable. For those starving in Gaza, however, there is no end in sight."

- Sam Stein, a Jewish-American activist based in Jerusalem.
#hungerstrike #palestine #gaza

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What I Learned From Hunger Striking in Solidarity with Palestinians
My week-long fast was painful, but manageable. For those starving in Gaza, however, there is no end in sight.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 4d
Book Review: Stitching Freedom by Gary Tyler is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and to the idea that people can endure great hardship without being hardened by it.

Bill Lueder's full review:
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#prison #incarceration
Living with Injustice
Gary Tyler had his life taken away, yet managed to claw it back.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 5d
The reversal of Roe v. Wade has left states scrambling to secure abortion rights through complex legislative battles.

#abortionrights #womenshealth #reproductiverightd #roevwade

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In Montana and Wisconsin, State-Level Legal Battles Over Abortion Have National Implications
The reversal of Roe v. Wade has left states scrambling to secure abortion rights through complex legislative battles.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 4d
The International Community is Pushing for Palestinian Statehood—But the U.S. Won’t Have It.

Read The Full Story by Stephen Zunes on the Progressive.

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#Palestine #israel #gaza #middleeast
The International Community is Pushing for Palestinian Statehood—But the U.S. Won’t Have It
Amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, the United States has retaliated against countries that recognize Palestine.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 5d
The reversal of Roe v. Wade has left states scrambling to secure abortion rights through complex legislative battles.

#abortionrights #womenshealth #reproductiverightd #roevwade

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In Montana and Wisconsin, State-Level Legal Battles Over Abortion Have National Implications
The reversal of Roe v. Wade has left states scrambling to secure abortion rights through complex legislative battles.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 5d
RFK Still Hasn’t Found the Cause of Autism: The President and his health secretary are busy spreading dangerous, dehumanizing lies about the condition.

Read the full story by disability rights activist Mike Ervin on The Progressive.

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#autism #rfkjr
RFK Still Hasn’t Found the Cause of Autism
The President and his health secretary are busy spreading dangerous, dehumanizing lies about the condition.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 5d
Resistance is a defensive politics, but we also need a politics of offense, aimed at winning elections and seizing power.

Read The Full Article by Michael Walzer on The Progressive.
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#resistance #politics #organizing #protest #elections
The Politics of Resistance
Resistance is a defensive politics, but we also need a politics of offense, aimed at winning elections and seizing power.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 5d
Military and police crackdowns on communities are costly and have long-term, harmful impacts on millions of students and families.
#ICE #Immigration #Trump

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Trump’s D.C. Takeover Foretells How Federal Occupations Will Threaten Education
Military and police crackdowns on communities are costly and have long-term, harmful impacts on millions of students and families.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 6d
The Perdomo case Constitutionally justifies racial profiling. It also demonstrates the Court’s racial double standard.

Read The Full Story by Terrence Sullivan on The Progressive.
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#racialprofiling #scotus #racialjustice #ICE #immigration #undocumented
The Supreme Court’s Hypocrisy on Racial Justice
The Perdomo case Constitutionally justifies racial profiling. It also demonstrates the Court’s racial double standard.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 6d
Military and police crackdowns on communities are costly and have long-term, harmful impacts on millions of students and families.

Read The Full Story on the Progressive.

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#publiceducation #ICE #immigration #WashingtonDC
Trump’s D.C. Takeover Foretells How Federal Occupations Will Threaten Education
Military and police crackdowns on communities are costly and have long-term, harmful impacts on millions of students and families.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 7d
Communities across the United States are shutting down detention facilities and refusing to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
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#ICE #Immigration

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Iced Out
Communities across the United States are shutting down detention facilities and refusing to cooperate with immigration enforcement.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 7d
Money for jails and power for data centers; no money and no power for the people. It’s the Louisiana story, but it’s also the United States story.

#Louisiana #HurricaneKatrina #Disaster
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What It Means to Survive
Money for jails and power for data centers; no money and no power for the people. It’s the Louisiana story, but it’s also the United States story.
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Gabriel Furshong @gabriel-furshong.bsky.social · 11d
My interview with Michael Workman about his documentary on the #Gaza Solidarity Encampment is up at @theprogressivemag.bsky.social.

Also, a quick reminder: 61% of all Americans and 77% of Democratic voters now support halting U.S. military funding to Israel. - August 2025 Quinnipiac University.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 13d
Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling.
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Documenting the Power of the Pro-Palestine Student Movement
Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 7d
To the detriment of a merit-based federal system, the President is stacking the deck with loyalists.
#Trump #Republicans #Government

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Trump’s Fixation on Loyalty Is Bad for the Nation
To the detriment of a merit-based federal system, the President is stacking the deck with loyalists.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 12d
If the Trump Administration truly wants to make children and our food healthier, it must stop dismantling proven programs.
#health #food #agriculture
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Gutting Food Programs Won’t Make Us Healthy
If the Trump Administration truly wants to make children and our food healthier, it must stop dismantling proven programs.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 13d
Organizers expect Israel will intercept the humanitarian fleet absent significant international pressure.
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#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Israel #Gaza #Palestine
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Global Sumud Flotilla Demands Safe Passage into Gaza
Organizers expect Israel will intercept the humanitarian fleet absent significant international pressure.
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The Progressive Magazine @theprogressivemag.bsky.social · 13d
Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling.
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Documenting the Power of the Pro-Palestine Student Movement
Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling.
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