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Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (62+ words) In "The Lesbian Bar Chronicles," Rachel Karp creates a crucial historical document of LGBTQ+ stories. Inside Dorothy, a lesbian bar in Chicago, Illinois. Beacon Press, 280 pages. Publication date: May 26, 2026. Norman Stockwell is publisher of The Progressive. He can be reached…...
How English Teachers and College Faculty Are Navigating AI in Their Classrooms
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (778+ words) Illustration by Christopher Cruz Educators are taking the extra time to explain to their students why writing, reading, and doing their own work is crucial for critical thinking in life. "I wanted to write something that said, "Well, actually, we…...
Rideshare Win Could Bring Big Changes
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (629+ words) New state model leads to biggest union bargaining unit since 1941. A Lyft driver in San Francisco, California. Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts recently secured a major breakthrough in the struggle for union representation of rideshare drivers." On May 25, the…...
The Crisis We Are Causing in Cuba
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (494+ words) A recent visit confirmed the wrongness of U. S. policy. On March 20 of this year, I went to Cuba as a participant in the Nuestra America Convoy and Flotilla, with Code Pink, a twenty-four-year-old feminist grassroots peace organization. We went there to…...
Seeing History Through the Lens of Courage
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (310+ words) What Minnesota sculpture can teach us about courage, narrative, and the risk of mistaking a moment for a movement. Visitors to Minnehaha Regional Park, a city park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, often pause to see the bronze sculpture created by Norwegian-born…...
The Time Has Come for City-Owned Groceries
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (506+ words) New York City aims to build community wealth with municipal grocery stores. by Marjorie Kelly, Anthony Cook As advocates for progressive social policy, we found it rare and promising good news when New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced in…...
A Sordid History of Stolen Korean Children
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (503+ words) Paige Towers's new book "What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption' takes a searing look at international adoption. by Eleanor J. Bader The history of that agency is at the center of Paige Towers's powerful new book What They…...
On the Coast of Gaza, A Zoo Reopens Its Doors
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (867+ words) Israel's years-long bombing campaign imperiled a family-run zoo in Rafah'but its owner isn't giving up. During Israel's genocide in Gaza, death and destruction befell not only people, but also animals who found themselves trapped amid the siege with no ability…...
A Shortage of Special Educators Is Becoming a Crisis of Trust
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1041+ words) A legal right for students with disabilities is meaningless when there isn't a qualified person to deliver the services. by Alexis L. Hamlor This is different from a generic staffing shortage because special education is tied directly to a student's legal…...
Got a Bedroom? Get a Benefit Cut
1+ week, 5+ day ago (520+ words) A new rule change will allow the government to count having a place to sleep as income, and deduct it from SSI payments. If you believe that the disabled people who receive up to $944 a month in Supplemental Security Income…...