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The Progressive Profile
Introduction
We believe telling the stories of individuals (well-known and not so well known) who exemplify the belief that the common good is what holds us together – body and soul – is more important today than ever before. We hope these brief profiles and wisdom voices will remind us of what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said: “We must all learn to live together as brothers–or we will all perish together as fools.”
Category Archives: Progressive Profiles
An Attorney For The Damned
In the first “Gilded Age” in American history, one lawyer stood up to fight for the people. Known as the “attorney for the damned,” Clarence Darrow built a reputation for himself as a friend of labor and of the downtrodden. His oratory and his philosophy made him known to millions. Find out more about this complex and controversial man, who is our May Progressive Profile. Continue reading
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Tagged Clarence Darrow, Eugene V. Debs, labor, Social Justice, Unions
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A Reflection On Earth Day Founder Gaylord Nelson: What Would He Have To Say Today?
Today a new generation faces a new set of environmental issues. Fracking. The Keystone Pipeline. Climate Change. But how much different is it really from when Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson shook this country’s environmental conscience? For a look back at Wisconsin’s other governor and great senator, we reconnected with Nelson biographer Bill Christofferson who shared insights and thoughts on this remarkable man. Continue reading
Cindy Young: A Lifetime of Activism and Working For Single Payer
Cindy Young, from Campaign for a Healthy California, has been a labor activist fighting for health care reform for more than 30 years. We profile her current efforts to bring single payer to California — and hopefully the nation. Continue reading
February Profile: Pax Christi USA’s Patty Chappell
Pax Christi USA Executive Director Patty Chappell, our February Progressive Profile, talks about how an individual conversion to a life of peace and nonviolence leads to action that can transform our families, communities, nation and the world. Continue reading
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January 2013: John Bonifaz
John Bonifaz embodies the spirit of democracy in action. His work with Free Speech For People is helping to pave the way for a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution to turn back the Supreme Court’s 5-4 Citizens United ruling. “This is a non-violent democracy movement that recognizes that despite the odds that are immediately in front of us, that we can and will prevail like people have before us.” Read more in our January Progressive Profile. Continue reading
December Profile: The American People
The progressive voice of the American people became louder and stronger in 2012. Examples abound everywhere and on every topic from voting rights to workers rights. For our December Progressive Profile, we salute the American people — with several examples — of how individuals and organizations are fighting back and reclaiming our proud progressive past. Continue reading
November Profile: George McGovern
I was 19 in the spring of 1972 and the 26th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that allowed 18 year olds to vote had just passed in 1971. I could vote. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee I … Continue reading
October Profile: Paul Wellstone
On the 10th anniversary of the death of Paul Wellstone, we remember one of the greatest progressive voices to have ever graced the U.S. national political scene. His joy and passion were evident in all he did. Thanks to Wellstone Action, his legacy lives on. We fondly remembered Paul Wellstone as our October Progressive Profile. Continue reading
September Profile: David Cobb
It was only natural that David Cobb would be one of the leaders/founders of Move To Amend. His work to overturn Citizens United by amending the U.S. Constitution to say corporations are not people and money is not speech is a natural extension of his life dedicated to organizing and activism for social and economic justice. We feature David as our September Progressive Profile. Continue reading
August Profile: Sister Simone Campbell
The Nuns On The Bus Tour sparked a discussion about social and economic justice and cut to the root of the debate in our country today. Sister Simone Campbell calls individualism an ‘unpatriotic lie.’ Read more about her reflections and next steps as we feature Sister Simone as our August Progressive Profile. Continue reading