The Progressive

1 day ago | progressive.org | Dave Zirin

Erasure has always been a tool of autocratic regimes. If a group of people are deemed not only lesser, but also illegitimate in the eyes of the regime, then they can be scapegoated and brutalized. Those in the Trump regime have yet to find a history textbook they don’t want to censor. They seized the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital and canceled LGBTQ+ Pride events that had been scheduled to take place there in June.

3 days ago | progressive.org | Wajahat Ali

Once upon a time in America, a majority of voters decided to voluntarily forfeit their democracy, economic fortunes, and freedoms to destroy the phantom menace of transgender people. In the 2024 election, Republicans spent more than $200 million to convince Americans that transgender people, hovering around 1 percent of the population, were a greater threat than a vulgarian, criminal rapist who incited a violent insurrection, quoted Hitler, and declared bankruptcy six times.

4 days ago | progressive.org | David Rosen

On May 8, President Donald Trump announced his intention to end the Digital Equity Act, which established funding for programs that address unequal access to broadband access across the country, through a post on his Truth Social website: I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called “Digital Equity Act” is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

4 days ago | progressive.org | David Masciotra

Despite the increasingly somber political reality outside its doors, the lobby of the Brave Space Alliance in Chicago is all smiles as Sharmaine Canady holds court. Waiting for a package of food from BSA’s community pantry during a visit in March, she regales staff and volunteers about her plans to cook chicken noodle soup with turmeric to share with her dog that afternoon. The organization has been critical for Canady during a difficult time.

1 week ago | progressive.org | Ruth Conniff

It can happen here. In fact, it is happening here. Forced disappearances. People seized and deported for political speech or imprisoned abroad without due process. Mass firings of federal workers. The gutting of federal agencies and safety-net programs that have been in place for generations. A judge in Milwaukee arrested and paraded in handcuffs for not cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).