2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (235+ words) The maps are being redrawn to diminish the voting power of Black Americans. by Megan Thiele Strong On May 6, the Tennessee House of Representatives'passed'a new congressional map that fractures the state's only Democratic-leaning district into three separate districts. The move…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago  (472+ words) Palestinians in Gaza are facing a unique financial crisis....

1+ day, 15+ min ago  (715+ words) Public schools in New York City's network of community schools offer an alternative to top-down systems that are indifferent to the needs of working families. While some may question whether schools should focus on anything other than academics, Everett firmly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (666+ words) A new report suggests the state's plan to centralize homeless services could be doomed to fail. A'controversial plan'in Utah to build a remote "homeless campus" is being hailed in some quarters as a bold new approach to the nation's soaring…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (645+ words) A network of rank-and-file union members and immigrant solidarity activists in Washington State banded together to stop a deportation in process. "My American dream was done, they took it away from me," he tells The Progressive. "I felt like my…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (369+ words) Illustration by Christopher Cruz In Gaza, our refuge has become an enemy. by Nour Abo Aisha Three days after I gave my training, people throughout the camp woke up in the middle of the night to screams. Adam Al-Ostaz, a…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (442+ words) Having laws on the books is not enough. There has to be enforcement. A special education classroom. Once upon a time, a little-known agency within the U. S. Department of Education known as the Office of Special Education Programs was able to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (429+ words) Chicago's May Day events commemorate a past general strike, and test the waters for a future one. Representatives from the Illinois Nurses Association march in their contingent at the Chicago May Day rally. A member of Chicago Democratic Socialists of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (322+ words) Could we all benefit from'national'rules of polite conversation? These rules of polite dinner conversation are so powerful that a gay expat from the supposed liberal elite, nestled in the most bubble-iest of bubbly cities, managed to feel totally at ease…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (349+ words) In spite of the toxic national political atmosphere, let's continue to connect with our neighbors and reinforce bonds of community. On a surprisingly warm Valentine's Day weekend, my husband and I drove a couple hours northwest from Madison to Viroqua,…...