Peter Dreier

Peter Dreier teaches politics at Occidental College and is author of several books including Baseball Rebels: The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America, published in April, 2022.

Is the Perfect Factory Possible?

Is the Perfect Factory Possible? Is the Perfect Factory Possible?

Anti-sweatshop activists are embracing Alta Gracia, a company that is going head-to-head with brands like Nike to sell socially responsible clothing on college campuses.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Peter Dreier

Occupying Wall Street, Building a Movement Occupying Wall Street, Building a Movement

The OWS phenomenon has inspired millions. If it links up with the slow, difficult work of movement-building, it can bring about systemic change.

Oct 5, 2011 / Peter Dreier

Reagan’s Real Legacy

Reagan’s Real Legacy Reagan’s Real Legacy

Why not let Reagan rest in peace? Because many of the most serious problems facing America today began on his watch.

Feb 4, 2011 / Peter Dreier

Readers Speak: Eleven More Progressives Who Deserve Our Recognition Readers Speak: Eleven More Progressives Who Deserve Our Recognition

Peter Dreier's list of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century honored the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the...

Nov 11, 2010 / Peter Dreier

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 2

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 2 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 2

This is the second of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and third slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.

Sep 17, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

Go here to read Peter Dreier's introduction to this series detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Go here to see the eleven reader-selected American progressives who Nation readers think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.

Sep 16, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...

Sep 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3

Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3 Slide Show: The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century, Part 3

This is the last of three slide shows detailing the lives and legacies of the fifty most influential progressives of the twentieth century. Here, read Peter Dreier's introduction to the series. Here are the first and second slide shows. Click here to nominate the American progressives you think made the biggest difference in the twentieth century—and the activists, advocates and politicians who are already defining the twenty-first.

Sep 15, 2010 / Photo Essay / Peter Dreier

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...

Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Dreier

Waffling Democrats’ Healthcare Hypocrisy Waffling Democrats’ Healthcare Hypocrisy

The very same senators who smear the public option are staunch supporters of the Veterans Health Administration--and that really is socialized medicine.

Dec 1, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier

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