The Progressive

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The ADA became law almost four decades ago. For most of the current century, an effort has been underway to pass federal legislation weakening the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). How much more notice is enoug

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In April, Republicans in the Senate withdrew a Biden Administration moratorium on mining in the Boundary Waters, which was based on decades of research showing the harm mining could do to the area.
#Minnesota #BoundaryWaters #TwinMetals

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A small press offers writers support in telling stories of life during and after incarceration.
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One café owner is committed to providing a space for people to gather and watch the soccer tournament.
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The American promise of liberty and justice for all is not being realized by the four million people with felonies who are unable to vote.

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By the beginning of the next year, roughly 18.5 million adults across 42 states and D.C. who receive Medicaid benefits must prove they’re working or participating in a similar activity to keep their health coverage–unless they qualify for an exemption.
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Twelve years after the World Health Organization declared the West African Ebola epidemic a global emergency, Ebola is again spreading, this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
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In March, the Supreme Court upheld conversion therapy as a legally protected practice. Conversion therapy continues to enjoy support from some of our highest levels of government, despite overwhelming evidence that the practice is ineffective and harmful.
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All adult humans should have the right to marry, regardless of race, gender, or sexual orientation. Here’s to hoping that, in years to come, those rights will be recognized by all.
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Florida’s new ‘FACT U.S. History’ course raises questions about whether U.S. history education should promote democratic critiques or obedience and nationalism.

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There is no way to look at Trump’s position on Head Start as helpful to families, children, or educators. Rather, the point it makes is that our youngest and most vulnerable citizens don’t deserve the same support as everyone else.

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The MAGA movement has used and abused people’s ignorance and fear about transgender people as a Trojan horse to implement its fascist agenda.

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When Nora McConnell-Johnson opened the first bar to exclusively show women’s sports in Chicago, Illinois, she imagined a place where women’s sports fans could watch games together in a fun, inclusive environment.
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Christian nationalism is incompatible with the American experiment. Our founders knew that.
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The people of Gaza are waiting for reconstruction, with little hope that it will actually come.

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The shrinking, shifting media industry leaves LGBTQ+ journalists asking, ‘What’s next?’
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Mohammad Sabaaneh's new book ‘Welcome To Hell’ is a gripping exploration of life in Israeli detention facilities.
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Ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have left Palestinians in Gaza living with the fear of gunfire that can come without warning.

Read the full story from Hassan Herzallah on The Progressive.

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Do Congressional Democrats care more about discrediting Trump than they do about ending the war?
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The 2026 House Farm Bill fails farmers, families, and animals.
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