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Being Progressive Shouldn't Be Hazardous to Your Health: Here's How to Avoid Our Culture of Overwork

Michael Bader, AlterNet. February 18, 2012.

Burnout isn't just a cliche: It undermines our energy, passion and imagination, and it affects every aspect of our lives.

Conservatism Thrives on Low Intelligence and Poor Information

George Monbiot, The Guardian. February 12, 2012.

There is plenty of research showing that low general intelligence in childhood predicts greater prejudice towards people of different ethnicity or sexuality in adulthood.

America Beyond Capitalism: Is It Possible?

Gar Alperovitz, Dollars and Sense. January 3, 2012.

Thousands of co-ops, worker-owned businesses, land trusts, and municipal enterprises are quietly beginning to democratize the deep substructure of the American economic system.

The Big Picture: A 40-Year Scan of the Right-Wing Corporate Takeover of America

Don Hazen, Colin Greer, AlterNet. October 3, 2011.

Author and public intellectual Colin Greer tells us how we got where we are today. It's not a pretty picture, but hope is on the way.

5 Progressive Candidates To Watch As the 2012 Campaign Heats Up

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. September 23, 2011.

Will Democrats take back Congress? Here are five candidates worth keeping an eye on as we get closer to Election 2012.

Why Do Some Progressives Support Ron Paul, Even Though He Is Anti-Woman, Anti-Civil Rights, and Anti-Equality?

Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet. August 29, 2011.

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about Adele Stan's recent article explaining why progressives should think twice about supporting Ron Paul.

How Obama Squandered the High Hopes of Those Who Elected Him

Bob Burnett, AlterNet. July 24, 2011.

Barack Obama has not been the leader progressives expected. He is competent but not transformational. He is responsible but not a visionary.

Tonight, Watch: Van Jones Jumpstarts New Progressive Movement to Confront and Push Back American Conservative and Corporate Dominance

Don Hazen, Van Jones, Justin Rubin, AlterNet. June 22, 2011.

Tonight is Jones' opening gambit in a large-scale, ambitious effort to create what many hope will be the progressives answer to the Tea Party.

8 Comic Book Heroes That Spread Progressive Ideals

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. May 27, 2011.

Quintessential patriot Superman renounced his US citizenship last month in protest. But he's not the first comic-book hero to espouse progressive ideals.

Are Well-Off Progressives Standing in the Way of a Real Movement for Economic Justice?

Alyssa Battistoni, AlterNet. May 22, 2011.

Many progressives are affluent and well-educated. Does their elite status stand in the way of a movement to fight attacks on the working class?

Glenn Greenwald: Why Do We Assume Obama's Actually Trying to Enact a Progressive Agenda?

Glenn Greenwald, Salon. April 17, 2011.

What evidence is there that Obama truly wants progressive outcomes?

Here's a Real Democratic Budget that Serves the Interests of the American People

Rep. Mike Honda, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, AlterNet. April 11, 2011.

The "People's Budget" charts a path that keeps America exceptional in the 21st century, while addressing the most pressing problems facing the nation today.

Tell Us Who YOU Think Is the Most Influential Progressive!

Don Hazen, AlterNet. April 4, 2011.

In the battle with the right-wing propaganda machine, we need to promote the wide array of people in the progressive talent pool.

Support Government Worker's Battle, or We Will All Suffer the Economic Consequences

Jane McAlevey, The Nation. March 4, 2011.

The entire house of labor and all progressives must understand that we have not had a moment as threatening as this in our lifetime.

Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood -- Institutions That Help Bridge Politics and Daily Life

Ilyse Hogue, The Nation. March 1, 2011.

Their attacks are all carefully aimed at the same critical juncture: institutions that work for people in their daily lives and in the political arena.

Vision: Across the Country, People Are Rising Up to Fight for Change

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. February 10, 2011.

Howard Zinn: "Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can quietly become a power no government can suppress, a power than can transform the world."

Vision: How We Can Beat Conservatives With Progressive Culture

Jeff Chang, Brian Komar, The American Prospect. January 26, 2011.

Culture is where people make sense of the world, where ideas are introduced and emotions are attached to concrete change. Let's bring it into our political cause.

85-Year-Old-Woman Arrested for Bank Protest -- 6 Revolts the Tea Party-Obsessed Corporate Media Overlooked

Rose Aguilar, AlterNet. January 17, 2011.

Some of the most undercovered stories of 2010 were actions taken by ordinary people standing up for a more just and equitable society.

What 21 Leading Progressives Say They're Thankful for

Lynn Parramore, New Deal 2.0. November 26, 2010.

This Thanksgiving, I asked leading progressives: is there a silver lining to all the storm clouds in America?

Why Do Americans Keep Getting Suckered By Right-Wing Lies?

Danny Goldberg, The Nation. November 21, 2010.

Until progressives change the mind sets of the tens of millions who believe right-wing mythology, elections will be disappointing regardless of who is in the White House.

Progressive NGO IPS Counter-Punches Attack Dog Beck in the Gut

Karen Dolan, AlterNet. November 18, 2010.

Beck can scapegoat all he wants, but the Institute for Policy Studies and other independent organizations will continue to fight the good fight.

Bill Moyers: Howard Zinn Taught Us That It's OK If We Face Mission Impossible

Bill Moyers, AlterNet. November 2, 2010.

Moyers: "If you go and do the right thing NOW, and you do it long enough good things will happen -- something's gonna happen."

Would You Believe Amy Goodman, Noam Chomsky and Bruce Springsteen? 10 20th-Century Progressives the Nation Left Off Its List

Don Hazen, AlterNet. October 21, 2010.

Including the key progressives from the second half of the 20th century.

What Should Progressives Do Now? Here are 5 Important Forces to Consider

Gara LaMarche, Deepak Bhargava, The Nation. October 13, 2010.

There are accomplishments to be celebrated and lessons to be learned from the intense period of history we have just lived through that can inform a comeback strategy.

Tens of Thousands of Progressives Come Together at "One Nation Working Together" Rally

Laura Stampler, The Nation. October 3, 2010.

Old and young, black and white, Hispanic and Asian converged at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday to take part in the One Nation Working Together March on Washington.

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