Peter Dreier
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
Is a Hollywood drama about angry Starbucks baristas or frustrated Amazon warehouse workers far behind? → Read More
Jackie Robinson was a radical – don’t listen to the sanitized version of history
The sanitized version of Jackie Robinson ignores the baseball legend's activism throughout his career → Read More
How much longer will major league baseball stay in the closet?
While the league tries to make baseball more welcoming for LGBTQ employees and fans, no active player has come out → Read More
Throw out the first pitch at the World Series? Trump doesn’t have the guts – A
In a recent episode of the TV series Madam Secretary, President Elizabeth McCord (played by actress Tia Leoni) has a nightmare about her scheduled appearance at a Mets-Cubs game to throw out the ceremonial first ball. She dreams that her errant pitch hits the Mr. Met mascot and she's showered with → Read More
Michael Cohen is Trump’s new Roy Cohn
On Monday, the FBI raided President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s office to seize records related to payments to pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels, tax documents and other records, including communications between Cohen and the president. → Read More
Why Trump Keeps Telling the World 'I’m Smart'
The president has tons of bravado, which masks a myriad of other problems. Long before he started running for president, Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that he’s both brainy and well-educated. It is one of his most persistent lies.He did it again on Saturday. In a series of tweets, Trump told the world not only how smart but also how mentally fit he is.“Throughout my life, my two greatest… → Read More
Trump's Bizarre Obsession With His Obviously Questionable Intelligence
Trump is "very intelligent." Just ask him. (Actually, you don't have to ask—he'll tell you.) Many Americans complain that Donald Trump has a tiny vocabulary. But he disproved his critics Wednesday during an impromptu press conference on the South Lawn of the White House.In the past, Trump has repeatedly reminded people about his keen intellect by insisting “I’m smart.” Wednesday, he dug deep… → Read More
Where Are All the Monuments to the Progressive Americans?
The activists, artists, writers, judges, and occasional elected officials who fought to make the US a more humane country often go uncommemorated. → Read More
Why MLK's Final Fight Inspires Our Labor Day Tradition
The best way to honor his memory this Labor Day and every day is to continue the struggle for human dignity. Most Americans today know that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, but few know why he was there. King went to Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who were on strike to protest unsafe conditions, abusive white supervisors, and low… → Read More
This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign Was for Workers’ Rights
Most Americans today know that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, but few know why he was there. King went to Memp... → Read More
Progressives: Don’t blow the chance for health care reform with a single-payer litmus test
Everyone on the left agrees that single-payer health care is the goal. But a purist approach will only mean defeat → Read More
A California suburb reckons with its Nazi past — and present-day controversy follows
Across the country from Charlottesville, another small city confronts its own ugly history of intolerance VIDEO → Read More
Petition To Censure Trump Gains Momentum
In less than two weeks, a petition calling for Congress to censure President Donald Trump for misconduct and misdeeds has attracted more than 20,00 signa... → Read More
Trump’s war on voters has a long history: Voting-rights advocates are ready to fight back
Trump and his minions have ramped up the attack, but the "voter fraud" myth goes back to the GOP's attack on ACORN → Read More
Donald Trump, a classic case of affirmative action for the wealthy, wants to take it away from the disadvantaged
President often claims he's "like, a smart person" — but he didn't get into Wharton on his academic merits → Read More
Remembering the Great Essayist and Activist Clancy Sigal
The best way to celebrate his life is to read his books and to organize resistance to Trump. Writer Clancy Sigal died Monday night at 91.At any given time, I have 10 to 12 paperback copies of his autobiographical novel Going Away on my bookshelf at home. Whenever I go to a used bookstore, the first thing I do is look for more copies of that novel. I am not a hoarder; I give the books away to… → Read More
Joe and Mika Owe America An Apology
The “Morning Joe” cohosts are partly responsible for Trump becoming president. Most media reports have portrayed Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski as aggrieved victims of Donald Trump’s Thursday twitter tantrum. It can’t be pleasant to be attacked so personally by the president, but Scarborough and Brzezinski are fighting back. → Read More
Joe And Mika Owe America An Apology
Let’s not forget that the “Morning Joe” cohosts, particularly Scarborough, are partly responsible for Trump becoming president. → Read More
Joe And Mika Owe America An Apology
Let’s not forget that the “Morning Joe” cohosts, particularly Scarborough, are partly responsible for Trump becoming president. → Read More
Why did Democrats Ossoff and Parnell lose their congressional races in Georgia and South Carolina?
Low turnout among black voters likely sealed their fate → Read More