Progressive search for action

19+ min ago (870+ words) You were told you'd change the world. But there's a better way to think about your potential. Your Mileage May Vary is an advice column offering you a unique framework for thinking through your moral dilemmas. It's based on value pluralism " the idea that each of us has multiple values that are equally valid but that often conflict with each other. To submit a question, fill out this anonymous form. Here's this week's question from a reader, condensed and edited for clarity: I've worked in communications for the past decade helping get important ideas out to the public. I'm good at what I do and I think it's useful, but I don't really feel like I'm having a grand impact on the world. Meanwhile, some of my friends have built their entire careers around the goal of having the biggest…...

36+ min ago (89+ words) A megachurch in 2013 (Wikimedia Creative Commons) But during Donald Trump's second presidency, Wilson has become increasingly visible. Trump's allies, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, openly embrace Christ Church. Religion News Service (RNS) reporter Tracy Simmons examines Wilson's growing prominence in the MAGA movement in an article published on December 12. Wilson, who believes that Christ Church is now "punching about our weight," started out as a Baptist but later moved to a severe form of Calvinism. Read Tracy Simmons' full Religion News Service (RNS) article at this link....

46+ min ago (649+ words) It's not a glass ceiling, it's a marble ceiling." " Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), in an interview with USA Today, on a woman becoming president. CNN: Democrats beat Trump's 2024 results in five US House districts with special elections this year by at least 13 points. Over-performance at that level next year would flip three" Eric Trump sounded triumphant after Florida officials recently approved giving away a prized piece of Miami real estate for his father's presidential library," the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: I" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the help of his European allies, has carefully crafted a response to President Trump's peace plan that essentially boils down to: Yes, but"," the Wall" James Carville lamented in a video that he and the Democratic Party have made some faulty assumptions about young people, the New York Post reports. Said Carville:…...

49+ min ago (487+ words) This should be a warning to all women: Woman becomes a stay-at-home mom for 10 years. Then her husband tells her something shocking Cortney (@cortneygetsfit) and her recent life update have the internet in shambles. Her minute-and-a-half clip has racked up 9.9 million views and almost 40,000 comments. Meaning her TikTok hit a nerve. The clip begins with Cortney saying, "So yall wanna know the scariest thing, and its happening to me now, is being a female married." She goes on to say she has two kids, aged five and seven, and that shes been a SAHM for the past 10+ years. She then says, "I have no income. I have no money. I use my husbands credit card and I use my husbands money." Cortney then looks at the camera and scoffs while saying, "What card? I dont have a card. That is…...

49+ min ago (530+ words) Originally published in Daily Struggle. When bosses need to cut costs to protect their profit margins, the workers that make the products are the first "costs" to be cut. To maximize their profits, they need to be able to force us into'dangerous mandatory overtime, lay us off, and bring us back, all whenever they see fit. When the UAW bargained for the program, it ceded the'fight for shop floor control, acquiescing to'management's demand'for "increased automation and more flexible manufacturing." UAW leadership allowed the Big Three to claim more control over production plans in return for a protection that would make any layoff more costly, making it more expensive for management to'offshore jobs.' Despite its shortcomings, UAW leadership made a major concession when it agreed to the elimination of the jobs bank. Getting it back would be a win for workers....

58+ min ago (744+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with the help of his European allies, has carefully crafted a response to President Trump's peace plan that essentially boils down to: Yes, but," the Wall Street Journal reports. Zelensky is prepared to hold elections, but would need a cease-fire. He says Russia can maintain some involvement in Europe's largest nuclear plant, which it currently occupies, but Ukraine and the U.S. should be in control. The size of Ukraine's military can be capped, he concedes, but at its current size." The approach has enabled Zelensky to get on board with Trump's vision of peace'but not at the expense of political credibility at home." Financial Times: Ukraine offers to drop NATO membership demands. CNN: Democrats beat Trump's 2024 results in five US House districts with special elections this year by at least 13 points. Over-performance at that level next year…...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago (748+ words) People walk as police officers stand guard on the street following a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025. AAP/Jeremy Piper /via REUTERS At least 12 people have been killed after two gunmen opened fire on a crowd at Bondi Beach at about 6.47pm on Sunday. Twenty-nine people were injured and taken to hospital, including two police officers. One of the gunman was among the dead. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. A crowd of more than 1,000 had gathered to celebrate the first day of the Jewish festival Hanukkah. Bondi Beach is in the Sydney eastern suburbs, the heart of the Jewish community. New South Wales police have declared the shooting a terrorist attack. Police confirmed one suspect had been taken into custody and was in serious condition. Another suspect was…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago (751+ words) James Carville lamented in a video that he and the Democratic Party have made some faulty assumptions about young people, the New York Post reports. Said Carville: "Anybody that's been around in politics as long as I have, you make monumental mistakes " strategic mistakes. Maybe the biggest one I made is I wrote a book saying the Democrats were destined to win for 40 more years because, look " we had the under-30s, we had non-White voters, and that was a growing coalition that would win elections." He added: "It's what I call "political Presbyterianism,' that elections are ordained and you can just put something in a fucking computer and it'll spit out the percent you're going to get. It turned out that that was a really, really stupid assumption." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing her media tour with a…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (655+ words) Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city "s once-diverse political landscape," Politico reports. Filed Under: Foreign Elections James Carville lamented in a video that he and the Democratic Party have made some faulty assumptions about young people, the New York Post reports. Said Carville: Anybody that's been" Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is continuing her media tour with a return to The View," the New York Post reports. The ABC daytime talk show announced Friday that Greene" President Trump conveyed uncertainty about whether Republicans would maintain control of the House in next year's midterm elections because some of his economic policies have yet to take full effect," Rachel Bade: A few hours after a band of Indiana Republicans sunk a Trump-backed…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1039+ words) This story was originally published by'Vox and is reproduced here as part of the'Climate Desk'collaboration.If you're reading this, chances are you care a lot about fighting'climate change, and that's great. The climate emergency threatens all of humanity. And although the world has started to make'some progress'on it, our global response is still extremely lacking. The trouble is, it can be genuinely hard to figure out how to direct your money wisely if you want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There's a glut of environmental organizations out there'but how do you know which are the most impactful? To help, here's a list of eight of the most high-impact, cost-effective, and evidence-based organizations. We're not including bigger-name groups, such as the Environmental Defense Fund, the Nature Conservancy, or the Natural Resources Defense Council, because most big organizations are already relatively well-funded....