Progressive International

The Progressive International is an international organization uniting progressive left-wing activists and organizations.[1] The International labels itself as aiming for a post-capitalist society.[2] Its main proponents are Bernie Sanders and Yanis Varoufakis and it was launched by The Sanders Institute and DiEM25. Varoufakis, a co-founder of DiEM25, said in an op-ed that the Progressive International is created "to mobilize people around the world to transform the global order and the institutions that shape it".[3] The Progressive International was announced on 30 November 2018 at a Sanders Institute event attended by many progressive politicians, economists and activists including Naomi Klein, Cornel West, Fernando Haddad, Jeffrey Sachs, Niki Ashton and Ada Colau.[3][4] It was formally founded and launched on 11 May 2020 amidst the global Coronavirus pandemic to counter the perceived resurgence of nationalism[5].

Progressive International
Formation11 May 2020
PurposeInternational organization uniting democratic socialist, progressive, post-capitalist, social-democratic activists and organisations
Region served
Worldwide
Websiteprogressive-international.org

Some of the project's promotional videos were produced by Means TV, the studio behind the campaign ad for American Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[6]

References
  1. Wegel, David (1 December 2018). "Bernie Sanders turns focus to the White House and the world". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "Who We Are". Progressive International. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. Adler, David; Varoufakis, Yanis (1 December 2018). "We shouldn't rush to save the liberal order. We should remake it". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  4. "An Open Call to All Progressive Forces". Progressive International. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. "Announcing the Progressive International". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  6. Day, Meagan (10 January 2019). "Trust the rich less, trust each other more". Jacobin. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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