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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
Remembering History To Build ‘A New Journalism For A New Age’
Wendell Potter spent his career helping corporate America lie to protect profits. Now, he’s on the other side, launching Tarbell to give Americans a voice in a political debate dominated by special interests. Find out how you can support his efforts. Continue reading
Posted in FEATURED, Progressive Profiles, Wisdom Voices Spotlight
Tagged Ida Tarbel, Journalism, Newspapers, Tarbell, wendell potter
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A Sense of Place: Mike McCabe Runs For Wisconsin Governor
“We have to challenge the political forces that have made the system the way it is today,” said Mike McCabe as he made the announcement of his candidacy for Wisconsin governor from his family farm in rural Wisconsin. Find out more about his people powered campaign to make government work for all the people and not just a few power brokers. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Democracy, Progressive Profiles, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Blue Jeans In High Places, Mike McCabe, money in politics, Politics, Wisconsin, Wisconsin politics
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Our Shared Humanity: Can We See Ourselves In Today’s Refugee Crisis?
Can we see our shared humanity when we look into the eyes of those who are suffering in refugee camps? That’s the question Dave Dvorak asks — and sings about — after returning from serving as a volunteer physician helping those displaced by bombs and war. Read more about his incredible journey, how you can support these efforts, and to remember that no one chooses to be a refugee. Continue reading
Posted in FEATURED, Progressive Profiles, Social Justice
Tagged David Dvorak, humanitarian crisis, Refugee Lullaby, refugees, Syrian crisis
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A Wrong Turn Took Us Down Progressive Memory Lane
An unexpected turn down an Illinois highway brought us to the home of one of America’s greatest progressive voices. Read about our surprise stop and remember with us when the words “public servant” were used to describe the leaders of our political parties. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Progressive Profiles
Tagged Adlai Stevenson, Cuban Missile Crisis, Democratic Party, progressive, public servant
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Remembering The ‘Joan of Arc’ Of The Early Conservation Movement
Many of us know about the great John Muir and Rachel Carson and the contributions they made and their work on environmental and conservation issues of their day. But how many of us know about the “link” between those two icons. We take a look at the “Joan of Arc” of her day and the work she did to preserve a better world for the generations that followed. Continue reading
Posted in Environmental, Progressive Profiles
Tagged conservation, environment, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Rosalie Edge
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Labor’s Defiant Lady: Remembering Mother Jones
On Labor Day 2015 we take a look back at the great Mother Jones, who spent most of her life as a union organizer working side-by-side with striking miners, steel workers, and children. It is through efforts of this great woman — and others — that a great American Middle Class was born. Things like the 8-hour work day, the 40-hour work week, and child labor laws didn’t “just happen.” It took literally, blood, sweat, and tears to win what now appears to be slipping away from us again in the 21st Century. Labor Day — a time to remember workers. Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Progressive Profiles, Social Justice, Unions
Tagged American Labor Movement, labor, Mother Jones, Unions
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Fighting For Single Payer: Rose Roach Keeps Hope Alive For A Better Way For Health Care In The U.S.
No matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides about the Affordable Care Act, the fight for a single payer health care delivery system in this country continues. Health care as a human right. For profit insurers out of health care. “There are plenty of health care dollars,” Minnesota Nurses Association Executive Director Rose Roach tells us. “It’s a matter of allocating them to actual health care.” Read more about how Roach continues the push for single payer to bring our country in line with the rest of the educated world. Continue reading
Posted in Labor, Progressive Profiles, Single Payer-Health Care Reform, Social Justice, Unions
Tagged ACA, Labor for Single Payer, Minnesota Nurses Association, Rose Roach, single payer
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Paul Tsongas: A Journey of Purpose
“I will die someday. All of us will die someday. And we will be judged by those whom we have left behind. Much of that judgment will not be kind. That is a prospect each of us must confront separately. But as a nation, as a society, as a political culture, we face that judgment together. And we, more than any generation in American history, will fail that test if we do not mend our ways.” That from former Senator Paul Tsongas in 1995. A look back at the all too shortened life of a man who learned to create a life of purpose in the time given to him. Continue reading
Posted in Citizens United, Democracy, Progressive Profiles, Thoughts on Life
Tagged Paul Tsongas
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Henry A. Wallace: The ‘What Ifs’ Are Inescapable
Find out more about Henry A. Wallace, a wisdom voice lost to history. He came within an eyelash of being president, but lost out to political bickering to retain his spot as vice president on FDR’s 1944 re-election ticket. Wallace envisioned a post-war world built on peace as well as economic and social justice. Of course, these views made him too “controversial” for those already in power. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Peace, Progressive Profiles, Social Justice
Tagged economic and social justice, FDR, Henry Wallace, peace, the New Deal
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It Didn’t Used To Be Like This: A look back to when a U.S. Senator campaigned on $200 total
It really wasn’t that long ago when campaigns were run without the truly obscene influence of money brought on by the disastrous U.S. Supreme Court Citizens United ruling. We take a look back at the great U.S. Senator Bill Proxmire, who as recently as 1982 (that’s not that long ago) ran his re-election campaign on $200. We don’t have to run our “democracy” as we do today. There are better ways. Continue reading
Posted in Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, Democracy, Fighting Bob LaFollette, Progressive Profiles, Wisconsin Politics
Tagged Campaign Finance Reform, Citizens United, William Proxmire
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