The U.S. Should Never Start A Nuclear War
August 2, 2019 | Seventy-four years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a No First Use pledge would make our country — and the world — much safer.
About Olivia Alperstein
Olivia Alperstein is the Deputy Director of Communications and Policy at Progressive Congress. Her prior experience includes work in development, legal organizations, political campaigns, and not-for-profit advocacy. ProgressiveCongress.org
Articles by Olivia Alperstein
The Climate Crisis Is Also a Health Emergency
June 12, 2019 | For already vulnerable populations, the health risks of extreme weather events can be deadly.
A Modest Proposal: Don’t Start a Nuclear War
March 5, 2019 | No one wants a nuclear war, ever. Why don't we have a policy against starting one?
This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands
January 9, 2019 | Mercury regulations save 11,000 lives each year. Now, the EPA wants to weaken them.
We Have 12 Years to Save — or Lose — Our Only Home
October 31, 2018 | Consider this your all-hands-on-deck, siren-blaring warning that we need to act now or forever hold our peace.
Don’t Arm This President With These Nukes
October 2, 2018 | As President Trump gave a belligerent address at the UN, lawmakers rolled out legislation to ban “low-yield” nukes that raise the risk of conflict.
Future Generations Will Mourn What the EPA Did on 9/11
September 19, 2018 | The White House wants to clear the way for frackers to release more methane, which poisons communities and torches the climate.
What’s at Stake if Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court
July 11, 2018 | If Americans lose the right to privacy enshrined in Roe, they'll lose a lot more than abortion access.
Finding Pride and Fighting Prejudice
June 27, 2018 | Pride Month is about fighting for the simple right to live as you are and love who you love without fear.
How Elites Scam Americans Out of Housing
May 2, 2018 | The same guy who spent $31,000 of taxpayer money on office furniture wants to triple the rent America's poorest people pay.
It’s on Us to Stop the War in Yemen
April 4, 2018 | American taxpayers are helping to fight someone else’s war in Yemen, and the blood is on our hands.
A Battle Over More Than Just a Galaxy
January 24, 2018 | By speaking to current evils in the real world, the new Star Wars films should strike a powerful chord in all of us.
What Real Tax Reform Could Look Like
November 1, 2017 | We don't actually have to cut taxes on the rich, slash services for everyone, and blow a hole in the deficit.
Racists Look Emboldened. They’re Actually Terrified.
August 16, 2017 | They act from the cowardly fear that valuing someone else's life devalues their own.
Our President’s Word Wars
June 21, 2017 | "America First" apparently means making us the first to get mixed up in yet another endless, costly war — or three.