Thinkprogress

ThinkProgress

ThinkProgress

URL	http://www.thinkprogress.org
Commercial?	No
Type of site	Political blog
Available language(s)	English
Content license	Proprietary
Owner	Center for American Progress Action Fund
Created by	Various, edited by Faiz Shakir
Launched	2004
Current status	Active

ThinkProgress is an American political blog edited by Faiz Shakir that "provide[s] a forum that advances progressive ideas and policies". It is an outlet of the Center for American Progress.

Sections

Since a 2011 re-design, the blog operates a number of sections:

1. Economy
2. Green
3. Health
4. Justice
5. LGBT
6. Security

Contributors

The blog is edited by CAP Vice President Faiz Shakir. Other contributors include:

Columnists

Matt Yglesias

Matthew Yglesias contributes to ThinkProgress on economic affairs.

Alyssa Rosenberg

is a contributor to The Atlantic and The Washington Monthly, and writes on culture for ThinkProgress.

Climate Progress

Edited by climate and energy expert Joseph J. Romm, the blog discusses climate science, climate and energy technology solutions and political news related to climate change. In 2008, Time magazine named this blog one of the "Top 15 Green Websites", writing that it "counters bad science and inane rhetoric with original analysis delivered sharply.... Romm occupies the intersection of climate science, economics and policy.... On his blog and in his most recent book, Hell and High Water, you can find some of the most cogent, memorable, and deployable arguments for immediate and overwhelming action to confront global warming." In 2009, Thomas L. Friedman, in his column in The New York Times, called the blog "indispensable", and Rolling Stone magazine named Romm to its list of "100 People Who Are Changing America". Time magazine named Romm one of its "Heroes of the Environment (2009)", calling him "The Web's most influential climate-change blogger" and, in 2010, it included Climate Progress in a list of the 25 "Best Blogs of 2010" Romm's 2010 book, Straight Up is a compilation of some of his best blog entries from Climate Progress, with introductions and analysis by Romm.

The Progress Report

The CAP, through ThinkProgress, publishes a daily email newsletter entitled The Progress Report, which is a recap and analysis of major political news in the United States, providing a progressive perspective on the day's stories. The authors are Faiz Shakir, Amanda Terkel, Satyam Khanna, Matthew Corley, Ali Frick, and Benjamin Armbruster.

Former features

The newsletter formerly had four main sections:

1. in-depth item on a major topic of the day, such as the economy or foreign policy;
2. "Under the Radar," less prominent stories of the day including links to op-eds and news;
3. "Think Fast," links to new stories; and
4. the sidebar, entitled the "Daily Grill," which compares major right wing figures' current remarks with their past remarks.

The Wonk Room

In addition, the Wonk Room was a blog under ThinkProgress which was published until 2011.

References

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