Archive for April 2026
‘ICE Fishing’ in Minneapolis
In January, photojournalist Wali Khan documented ICE’s assault on the Twin Cities. Magazine,April/May 2026,On the Line,Immigration,Activism & Dissent,ICE,Minneapolis,Wali Khan Source link progressive.orgRead More
Pentagon Says It Gave Kid Rock a Helicopter Ride to Help Him Film Tour Promo
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth took Kid Rock on a joyride in a U.S. Army Apache helicopter on Monday in order to help him get footage to promote his tour — days after the conservative musician begged fans to buy more tickets for the “Freedom 250”-themed tour, with hundreds of tickets still available for shows just a few days away.…Read More
Reviving Civilization
Niall Ferguson received Liberty Fund’s George F. Will Award for advancing our understanding of the wellsprings of Western prosperity on April 13, 2026, in Washington, DC. The award recognizes individuals who, like George F. Will, have made significant contributions to our understanding of the free society, individual liberty, and the human condition. Niall Ferguson’s work takes liberty seriously—not as an inevitability,…Read More
Political Strategy Notes
Jared Abbott, a researcher at the Center for Working-Class Politics and a contributor to Jacobin and Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy, argues, “Class Dealignment Hasn’t Gone Away” at Jacobin: “Working-class voters may be having second thoughts about MAGA, but they’re still abandoning the Democratic Party. Democrats’ reliance on college-educated suburbanites is arithmetically insufficient and politically unsustainable…Whatever short-term movement…Read More
Red Hunter: inspiration from history for an eco-socialist movement
There is an incredible history of worker radicalism in the Hunter Valley region. Workers and communists took on governments, police, banks and bosses, unionised whole industries from scratch, and formed militant Labour Defence Armies of hundreds. While these are not specifically environmentalist actions, there is much to take inspiration from in this history of defiance and rebellion. It is a…Read More
How to Sell the Trad Wife Lifestyle: A Guide for the Alpha Male
A satirical look at the fantasy of the “Trad Wife” lifestyle, and what gets left out when unpaid labor is rebranded. Source link blogforarizona.netRead More
Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Monday, April 27, 2026
The Memo will be posted here after the email has been sent. Source link www.progressivemaryland.orgRead More
Democracy Alliance Rejects Politicized Prosecutions and Attacks on Civil Society
Following the Trump Administration’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Democracy Alliance issued the following statement: “The Democracy Alliance stands in full solidarity with the SPLC as it faces a blatantly politicized prosecution by the Trump Administration. This shameful attack on SPLC, one of our nation’s oldest and most respected anti-hate groups, does not come in a…Read More
Some of the Best New LPE and LPE-Adjacent Scholarship
The intricate patterns of the Alhambra. The Knicks’ ability to blow a fourth-quarter lead. The sheer volume and quality of scholarship being produced by the LPE community. Some things you have to see to believe. Which is why we’ve put together the following (partial and necessarily incomplete) list of noteworthy new articles for your browsing pleasure. ** ** ** Amy…Read More
Algorithmic Pricing and North Carolina’s Housing Crisis
Last fall, Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $7 million settlement with Greystar, North Carolina’s single largest apartment landlord, forcing the company to stop using RealPage’s algorithmic pricing software to set rents. This followed an earlier settlement last April. Both are very meaningful wins for North Carolina renters for which Attorney General Jackson deserves real… The post Algorithmic Pricing and…Read More