By Anonymous I am disabled. I have a condition that causes widespread chronic pain, limits my joint function, and causes...
How to Support Alabama Public Education
By Adam Keller While the discussion of our schools lately has been focused on report cards and test scores, I...
Protect Our Democracy!
By Hanu Karlapalem The United States has many reasons to be proud. I am proud of this nation. In just...
Alabamians Deserve a Living Wage
By Ava Caldwell “You are just lazy!” “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps…that’s what my generation did!” “If you wanted...
Out of This Brokenness: A Year in Review
By Kathy Lauderdale December 25, 2016 finds me in Richmond trying to put a festive face forward while feeling stark...
The Cowee Tunnel and the Workers’ New Chains
By Wayne Odom On December 30, 1882, 19 men and boys, as young as 15, drowned in the icy waters...
100 Activists Organize Progressive Alliance In Huntsville
About 100 community members representing 25 local progressive groups gathered last Tuesday night in Huntsville for an organizing meeting of the...
Announcing March 21st Organizing Meeting
All who are interested in building the progressive movement in our region are invited to meet in Huntsville on March 21st....
Ready To Get To Work?
The TVPA was founded in Madison County, Alabama in the Fall of 2015. Our first major effort was leading a...