Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerWorkers at Auxvasse, Missouri Dollar General store vote to unionizeAUTHOR’S NOTE: This will be the final blog post for The Progressive Midwesterner on Medium, as, starting January 1, new blog posts on The…Dec 22, 2017Dec 22, 2017
Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerRumors beginning to swirl that Paul Ryan may step downUnlikely to actually happen, but some in the political media are reporting that there are rumors that the U.S. House Speaker may step downDec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Aaron CampThe Great College Football Playoff Dilemma, 2017–2018 editionCollege Football Playoff selection committee could award Alabama a playoff spot despite failing to qualify for their conference’s…Dec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerDana Nessel, Democratic candidate for Michigan Attorney General, is running the mother of all…Nessel promises Michiganders that she won’t sexually harass anyone and that she won’t tolerate sexual harassersNov 30, 2017Nov 30, 2017
Aaron CampDeputy White House Press Secretary implies Trump travel ban was about discriminating against…Raj Shah, the White House Deputy Press Secretary, responded to a question about whether or not President Donald Trump views Muslim people…Nov 29, 2017Nov 29, 2017
Aaron CampAung San Suu Kyi is aiding and abetting genocideWhile the Rohingya people of Myanmar face an ongoing genocide, Aung San Suu Kyi uses anti-Rohingya dogwhistles in a speechNov 21, 2017Nov 21, 2017
Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerKirsten Gillibrand’s Off the Sidelines organization ENDORSES Marie Newman!Newman is progressive Democratic primary challenger to anti-abortion U.S. Rep. Dan LipinskiNov 17, 2017Nov 17, 2017
Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerAl Franken should resign or be expelled from the U.S.Disturbing image shows Franken groping woman who was asleep at a USO event in 2006Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017
Aaron CampinThe Progressive MidwesternerDaniel Biss is a fraudIn case you didn’t or weren’t able to watch Biss’s interview on WCIA-TV’s Capitol Connection, the interview was just plain awfulNov 12, 2017Nov 12, 2017
Aaron CampIn Virginia and beyond, Democrats and progressives win bigLast night’s elections in Virginia and other U.S. states featured victories by a diverse group of Democrats and progressivesNov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017