ProgressiveStandard

News and commentary from a progressive perspective.

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

It has been the progressive position for a long time to exit the disastrous wars in the Middle East, including Syria. Is there a single on-air personality allowed to state that position on @MSNBC? I know war-monger John Brennan is on there. @FoxNews is not the only state run TV.

[Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA]

Providing care in Yemen is difficult, from dodging airstrikes to moving medical supplies. We’re doing all we can to provide lifesaving care, but we need your help. Give now, and we can keep caring for people caught in conflict around the world.

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

There has been some good news recently on the climate change political front thanks to the work of @sunrisemvmt, @RoKhanna, @Ocasio2018, and others, but there is still a lot of resistance to a #GreenNewDeal, much of it from within the @TheDemocrats.

[Michael Tracey @mtracey]

Syria is not a "gift" that can be "given" to Putin, despite the blinkered American political climate which places everything in that asinine context. It's a country over which the United States has no legal authority, and never did, despite years of casualties and billions spent

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

Federal Court’s ‘Disastrous’ Affordable Care Act Ruling Only Bolsters Case for Medicare for All, Advocates Say https://t.co/WrmQVGWtvJ

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

‘Turns Out,’ Says Ocasio-Cortez, ‘Everyday People Like It When We Fight for Everyday People’ https://t.co/q9y7jA5MkT

[Pastor Ben @BenjaminPDixon]

My sons now at the age where I have to explain to him why he can’t have toy guns.

[Trump's election fraud hoax undermines democracy. @RWwatchMA]

The latest Fight for $15 & a Union #1u #p2 #ows @FightFor15 @rwwatchma! https://t.co/hyFPnCKV3b Thanks to @jwestin2 @DaThump2 #fightfor15 #unionsforall

[DSA for Medicare for All @dsam4a]

“I spent 20 years as a health insurance executive before leaving my job as a vice president at Cigna. I can tell you firsthand that by focusing on a half-baked measure like a Medicare buy-in, Dems would hand a huge gift to the private insurance industry.” https://t.co/YYvTWTZMsI

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

Corporations creeping into our personal space yet again, with considerable implications for grassroots organizing and fundraising. #FCC
https://t.co/E2937xFXLL

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

This is potentially very bad news for our comrades in #Rojava. https://t.co/JPZUyQIVc3

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

For those concerned that O'Connor's ruling on the #ACA could affect their access to affordable birth control down the road, here is one potential option to keep in mind.
#Obamacare
https://t.co/8XvDg5o2V7

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

@realDonaldTrump you got Russians writing press releases for the DHS now? Juuuuuuuuust kidding. Sort of. 😐 #RussiaGate
https://t.co/fqHNcHbBSh

[EcoWatch @EcoWatch]

California Becomes First State to Require #Solar on New Homes https://t.co/uaSA0RPLLV

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

In case you forgot... #NoCoryBooker2020 #DemExit #WeNeedANewParty https://t.co/3dFsGQSDme

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

@Schwarzenegger trying to teach @realDonaldTrump how to act like an adult. Good luck with that. #DumpTrump #MakeAmericaTweetAgain #Politics https://t.co/QgNFQo4TKa

[Darien Cavanaugh @DarienCavanaugh]

@Schwarzenegger fires back @realDonaldTrump over #CelebrityApprentice ratings. #DonaldTrump #MakeAmericaTweetAgain https://t.co/Jc88vXEyRZ

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

Yup. Exactly. You can't rub our faces in shit for three years and then talk pretty to us for a few months and expect us to come back to you. https://t.co/yZdjOjpTXh

[ProgressiveStandard @TheProgStand]

Yup. This situation even has @MMFlint jumping on the "#CIA is honest" bandwagon. Weird times. https://t.co/6CSjeiIIjK