Trump’s Allies Revolt, Climate Bills Pass & Grad Students Unionize: Daily News for Progressives!

In today’s episode of Good News For Lefties, Beowulf Rochlen delivers six massive victories for democracy, workers, and human dignity. First, Wisconsin voters defy Elon Musk’s millions and elect a progressive judge in the most expensive judicial race ever. Then, we meet Hannah, a cancer survivor whose life was saved by paid medical leave—and the growing movement fighting to make it law nationwide. In the halls of academia, a quiet revolution is brewing as grad students and professors from Yale to Illinois State unionize against exploitative universities. Meanwhile, inside California’s largest women’s prison, incarcerated journalists launch The Paper Trail—the first independent newspaper of its kind, shattering stereotypes and reclaiming their voices. The climate fight takes center stage as Vermont and New York lead a 10-state charge to force Big Oil to pay for wildfires and disasters—while the GOP scrambles to stop them. And in a stunning twist, even Republicans are rebelling, with a Trump loyalist slamming his own party’s Putin appeasement in a blistering New York Times op-ed.Listen to Love Doesn't Pay The Bills with Lisa Tschudi.Listen to our friends Jennifer and Dan of the Banned Camp podcast at BannedCampPodcast.comListen to This Week Again with Susanne Posel.And listen to The Good Government Show with Dave Martin.If you have thoughts, ideas, or more good news to share, we’d love to hear from you! Call or message us at 202-656-6271, or drop us a line at [email protected] can find out more about GNFL's daily news stories here:https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-faces-first-electoral-test-154142777.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/paid-sick-leave-family-medical-leave-d61ddb6a105af79a3191cfbffbe2f584?sh_kit=f50284c289c577b1bc129191a15071e4fa969c958f9f961d0952c2cc6927332bhttps://jacobin.com/2025/03/illinois-state-university-faculty-strikehttps://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/central-california-womens-facility-newspaper-the-paper-trailhttps://ccwfpapertrail.org/ https://stateline.org/2025/03/31/climate-disasters-are-on-the-rise-these-states-want-to-make-oil-companies-pay/https://www.rawstory.com/don-bacon-trump-2671641438/More good daily news for democracy on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram.If you like Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner, IMO with Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson, The MeidasTouch Podcast, and Pod Save America, you'll LOVE Good News For Lefties!Progressive liberal leftist democracy daily news Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support.