#Progressives

In 2000 I voted for Ralph Nader. I despised the corporate-friendly Dem Party.Nader had no strategy to win or to build political power.The Green Party still has no viable strategy.Organizations
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Jean Kim said, "I was fearful of Stringer's vindictive nature, that he would retaliate against me & destroy my career in politics." Stringer's response suggested he doesn’t abuse his power,
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I have a lot of love and respect for many of the people at the #PeoplesConvention. I also have real questions for the #PeoplesParty organizers that require real answers. If
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Thread: Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods and the Far Right. If you follow #cycling and #activetravel Twitter, you'll know how there's always been some antagonism between cyclists on one side and a loose
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SAY IT LOUD. The whole Bernard Brother online movement is a bad strategy based on verbal abuse of women and we should call it out. It's pathetic. They can't find
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1/ Long thread about Sanders, Biden, and how to think about where we are. I'm not sure it all hangs together. So the race for the Democratic nominee is over.
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listen to Uncle Mike on @democracynow: "People are not going gently into Trump’s good night. They’re fighting like hell. But the problem is: Have you read about this very often?
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I see the Performative Progressives, whose words & images were used to attack Dems, are out here gaslighting folk abt why some swing district Dems lost their seats and lecturing
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Okay, I’ve got a couple of election-aftermath takes I want to share. Each of these ought to be a column, but parenting in apandemicisexhausting. (1/who knows?) First, I know
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A Biden/Harris ticket is far from what a lot of us wanted, but progressive disengagement from unfavorable realities won’t lead to the formation of more favorable realities. (A thread if
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BREAKING: @Facebook took down a small, recently created network linked to “individuals associated with ​past activity by the Russian Internet Research Agency.” Based on a website; Targeted progressives; Small %
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My latest at @nypost: Liz Warren's latest lie only deepens her dilemma on education. Sometimes it’s best to walk away -Elizabeth Warren probably wishes she would have followed that sage
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I'm spending my day reading about messaging and Covid-19 (i'm cool, I know). So many people doing interesting stuff. Thought I'd share a few:(1/n) I'm starting with the incredible @anatosaurus's
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.@AOC & @sunrisemvmt have been valuable allies in the fight for a working class Green New Deal.On one hand, we recognize these appointments as a reflection of the Left’s growing
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Krystal Ball has a history of raising money "to elect progressives" then paying herself much of it.She was hired to her current media job by John Solomon, the right-wing operative
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#WalkAway: "Hello Everyone,I live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For 3.5 years, I hated Donald Trump. I was an atheist, angry and under educated Liberal.I hated the USA, I wanted to so
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