Progressive Perspectives, formerly the Progressive Media Project, was launched in 1993 to help diversify and democratize our nation’s op-ed pages. We train activists and nonprofit staff on how to write powerful op-eds. Our op-eds are distributed nationally by the Tribune News Service, and reach a potential audience of 150 million readers each year. Our op-eds are regularly picked up by dozens of small papers as well as by mainstream news sites including the Chicago Tribune, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and the Miami Herald. Our goal is to support voices that are underrepresented in the mainstream media.
Amber Mullen-Schweitzer/U.S. Air National Guard
Expand Availability of Life-Saving Narcan
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day. It's time to make Narcan easily accessible to all.
Aug 29, 2025
Maryland Gov Pics
As Budget Changes Loom, States Must Act
Millions of Americans will lose health care and food assistance—and many state budgets will go deep in the red—unless statehouses get to work.
Aug 27, 2025
NOAA
Katrina Was Bigger Than a Hurricane
The disaster helped accelerate the overdose epidemic, a public health crisis that rages on to this day.
Aug 25, 2025
Geoff Livingston (CC BY 2.0)
Stand Up for Diversity in Science
If we believe that science must be by and for everyone, now is the time to fight for the world we want our science to exist in.
Aug 21, 2025
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Medicaid Is Not a Luxury, It’s a Lifeline
As someone with a chronic illness, I rely on Medicaid. It's no gravy train—and the system is forcing the disabled community into poverty.
Aug 13, 2025
Carol M. Highsmith (Library of Congress)
Let Voters, Not Politicians, Decide Elections
Nothing good can come from President Donald Trump’s redistricting arms race. What’s happening in Texas is a travesty for democracy.
Aug 8, 2025
Michael Graf/U.S. Army
Standing Up to ICE Is a Moral Imperative
We can resist by disrupting ICE's dependence on local law enforcement. Every sheriff who refuses to cooperate weakens Trump’s machine.
Aug 5, 2025
U.S. Department of Energy
After Eighty Years, Nuclear Threat Remains Grave
A nuclear war would be catastrophic. We must eliminate nuclear weapons to ensure events like the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki never happen again.
Aug 1, 2025
Sasirin Pamai
The Erosion of Democracy Threatens Our Health
The backsliding of democracy has direct effects on the public health outcomes of our nation.
Jul 29, 2025
