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Progressive Maryland Statement Against War
Progressive Maryland condemns the escalating military attacks in Iran and across the Middle East. This dangerous expansion of U.S. military aggression risks igniting a catastrophic regional war and is already killing innocent civilians, including children, who are once again paying the price for geopolitical power struggles they had no role in creating. For decades, endless war and U.S. intervention in…Read More
Congress Advancing Farm Bill Will Hurt Michiganders—Both Rural and Urban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan March 5, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] Congress Advancing Farm Bill Will Hurt Michiganders—Both Rural and Urban MICHIGAN – Upon the House Agriculture Committee voting to advance the Farm, Food and National Security Act (H.R. 7567), otherwise known as the farm bill, multiple Michigan organizations are expressing their opposition. “Congress votes on a farm…Read More
Trump Gets an F on Housing Affordability: Democrats Can Easily Do Better
Affordability is Donald Trump’s Achilles Heel. Running for President in 2024 he vowed to reduce prices. This dumb promise lacks even the most basic understanding of the US economy. Average prices rarely fall. Over the past century, inflation went negative only during the Great Depression. Another depression would be needed to bring prices down to 2020 levels. Even dumber, Trump…Read More
Voters Want More Epstein Accountability — But Don't Expect to See It
The recent release of the “Epstein files” and arrest of former Prince Andrew due to alleged misconduct have renewed calls for authorities to pursue justice in the United States against those tied to Jeffrey Epstein.New Data for Progress polling finds that voters broadly want to see further accountability, but most doubt any Americans will actually face consequences.By an overwhelming margin,…Read More
Demography Isn’t Destiny
Falling birth rates have governments worldwide in a state of panic. From Brussels to Tokyo to Beijing, policymakers are scrambling to reverse fertility decline, yet expensive pro-natal programs in countries such as South Korea and Hungary have delivered little results. To be clear, serious analysts do not claim that population decline mechanically produces economic collapse. But demographic aging does create real fiscal, labor-market, and growth headwinds. The more…Read More
Debrief of Tuesday and Good News on Campaign to Victory Call, Thursday — RSVP now!
Debrief of Tuesday and Good News on Campaign to Victory Call, Thursday — RSVP now! RSVP Now for Our Campaign to Victory Call Thursday, March 5, 9pm ET/6pm PT Join us for good news and inspiration about recent and future wins on our Campaign to Victory call. We’ll debrief Tuesday’s primaries, look forward to the next March wave coming, and…Read More
In OtherWords: March 4, 2026
In a war, it’s not uncommon to get more heat than light from our leaders. So this week in OtherWords, as President Trump launches strikes on Iran, Khury Petersen-Smith sheds some crucial light on the facts behind America’s newest war. One may have little sympathy for Iran’s authoritarian government, Khury acknowledges, but it’s ordinary Iranians who pay the price for…Read More
Voters Increasingly Think Artificial Intelligence Will Hurt the Economy
There is little consensus about the impact of artificial intelligence on the American job market, with some analyses finding minimal impact and others predicting catastrophic job loss.A previous Data for Progress survey examined how voters’ general perceptions of AI vary across demographic and partisan lines. In a new survey, Data for Progress asked voters more specifically about how they think…Read More
Ten million down and two votes shy
Last night, Roy Cooper squeaked by his opponents with 92% of the vote to capture the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. On the Republican side, more than 35% of Republican primary voters did not vote for Michael Whatley. Whatley thanked Donald Trump.There were a total of 824,798 votes in the Democratic primary for Senate and only 610,850…Read More
Last Night's Election Results: Texas, N. Carolina, Arkansas
After the Texas GOP pulled every voter suppression trick in the book, James Talerico seems to have won the Democratic Senate primary. “Seems” to be the winner because as of late last night, so much confusion about which votes were counted, it’s hard to be accurate. As of this writing, Jasmine Crockett has not conceded. Still, the Associated Press has…Read More