Progressivism is not a political alignment. It just happens that progressives largely agree with liberal goals. That doesn’t mean they agree on process. You are radical leftists because you think process is more important than outcomes. Historical, mainline progressives believe that process is secondary. A progressive believes in moving society in the direction of providing…
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Dear “Progressive” Left
Lately I have heard several times how Ocasio-Cortez is pushing Dems and Congress to the left. This is a big reason why we don’t get along. You refuse to accept how insulting it is to keep saying that you are responsible for pushing people to the left. No one needs to ‘push me to…
On Hillary and Bernie
I am a progressive. I want the things Bernie promises for this country. I want universal health care, and free higher education, and reduced incarceration, and an end to the artificial redistribution of wealth into the pockets of the filthy rich. But I also understand basic civics, and I read the news, so I know that…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – September 21, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – New numbers for the budget deficit and the same old story with Republicans and the federal budget. Europe struggles with the record flow of migrants. The Left is adopting the destructive and divisive tactics of the Right, and what does it mean to be ‘progressive’? 0:30 Budget…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – September 14, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – Kim Davis is back to work, Congress is back to work, and both are refusing to do their jobs. Dem primary features more of the same, migrant news, and an update on the situation in Gaza. 0:30 Kim Davis 6:14 Dem Primary 22:55 Congress 35:20 Migrants 46:39…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 31, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – The Democratic primary, The DNC summer meeting and that DNC Iran resolution, Planned Parenthood and another government shutdown, The killing of Deputy Goforth and the racist response, an update on ISIL, and migrant news 0:27 Dem Primary 7:50 DNC Iran resolution 14:03 Government Shutdown 17:08 Deputy Goforth…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 24, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – can Sanders win the Democratic primary? Do Clinton’s emails really matter? What do you know about the Senate elections? Two states fail to draw legal voting district maps, migrants storm the Macedonian border, and the Koreas exchange artillery fire in the middle of a joint U.S. –…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 17, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – presidential hopefuls visit the Iowa state fair, Sanders distances himself from an apology and his African American outreach director, the Federal Reserve may be raising rates and progressives are pushing back, Warren and McCain want to bring back Glass-Steagall, several states cut off federal funds for Planned…
The Two Progressivisms
The definitions of the terms “liberal” and “conservative” have been the subjects of much debate in contemporary American politics. But it has become increasingly clear that the term “progressive” is equally ambiguous, and is associated with at least two relatively distinct philosophical traditions. Although these two “progressivisms” share common ground on many (probably most) issues,…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 10, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – the Jade Helm military exercise brings out the crazies, Potential Reid successor Senator Schumer bucks White House on Iran deal, voting rights on the 50th anniversary of the voting rights amendment, an update on the HIV outbreak in Indiana, the EPA accident polluting a Colorado river with…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 3, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – Sanders vs Clinton, smears and facing reality, the Iran deal is being reviewed by Congress and touted by Sec Kerry, Obama reveals new carbon emissions rules, the first of their kind in the nation, Fukushima takes steps forward in the clean up of the nuclear accident, and…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – July 27, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – Barney Frank and the New York Times weigh in on Sanders and Clinton, Federal government runs out of money October 1st, Turkey agrees to help in the fight against ISIL and coalition airstrikes continue, GMO food labeling bills get votes in the House, and an update on…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – July 20, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – the Iran deal finally happens and is sent to Congress and the U.N., ISIL ramps up efforts to expand ranks, The federal deficit and debt ceiling, Democrats and Clinton vs. Sanders, the Obamas go to New York City and the haters go crazy. 0:20 Iran…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – July 13, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week South Carolina finally takes down the confederate flag from the capitol, BP reaches a settlement on the Gulf spill while Shell moves forward with Arctic drilling plans, Islamic State propaganda and activity around the world, and a deal with Iran on nuclear research is said to be imminent….
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 29, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week Fast Track has passed and been sent to the President, the Islamic State turns one year old and calls for a month of disaster, SCOTUS hands down several important decisions including same sex marriage, the Iran talks overrun but are said to be near completion, and the politics…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 22, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week President Obama establishes a green energy program, TPA goes for another vote, more migrant news, Earth’s sixth mass extinction, Charleston church shooting. 0:17 Obama & green energy 2:11 TPA vote 5:37 Migrant crises 12:02 Mass extinction 18:33 Charleston For audio only, stream or download here : https://archive.org/details/TRPNews
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 15, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week Hillary Clinton officially kicks off her campaign, Fast Track passes the House but can’t move forward, more U.S. troops head to Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State, and the Mckinney pool incident highlights irrationality in public discourse. 0:20 Clinton 3:25 Fast Track vote 13:35 Troops in…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 8, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week a discussion about cynicism about our government and civic participation, the Hillary Clinton and the fight for voter’s rights and a $15 minimum wage, Bernie Sanders and taxing the 1%, the G7 summit and an update on the migrant crises. :19 Civic Engagement 12:30 Clinton 16:56 Bernie Sanders…
A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate
When Martin Heinrich was in seventh grade, he learned a lesson about labor relations. His mother worked in a non-union auto-supply factory; when management informed the workers that their hours were going to shift from five days a week to six, there wasn’t much they could do. When they then moved to seven days…
Progressive Chellie Pingree Considers Run for Snowe’s Seat
Rep. Chellie Pingree D-Maine is all but certain to make a bid for the Senate in the wake of Sen. Olympia Snowes R retirement announcement, she told The Huffington Post in an interview Wednesday. “I cant think of anything right now thats holding me back,” Pingree said. “I mean, I love being in the House,…