Progressive Politics
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,123,111 followers | Follow
Ashoka Changemakers
Follow us for the latest in innovation, social entrepreneurship and how you can make a difference. Why? Everyone Can Be a Changemaker.394,386 followers | Follow
Change.org
Change.org is the world’s fastest growing platform for social change, empowering millions to start and join campaigns for social change in their communities.298,826 followers | Follow
Democracy Now!
Official Democracy Now! Twitter Account. An independent, global daily news hour. Follow us for daily news, events, and updates on Amy Goodman's speaking tour.169,221 followers | Follow
Melissa Harris-Perry
Tulane Professor, MSNBC Host of @MHPShow, Columnist for @TheNation.83,728 followers | Follow
Charles M. Blow
Charles M. Blow is The New York Times's visual Op-Ed columnist. His column appears every Saturday.52,316 followers | Follow
Dusty Trice
Democratic Digital Strategist & Pop Culture Junkie! Work: Al Franken, DNC, DFL & MPP. I've got 15yrs in politics, 9 tattoos & 1 pit bull. Nerdy by nature. 4G.48,738 followers | Follow
Jon Hutson
News on human rights and justice. Innovative thinking about strategic communication for nonprofit groups. My views, not necessarily my employer's.38,017 followers | Follow
Open Society
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens.37,531 followers | Follow
Global Fund forWomen
Resource mobilizer for women's rights worldwide. Standing w/ women since 1987.29,079 followers | Follow
Rep. Keith Ellison
Member of Congress from Minnesota's Fifth District. Co-Chair, @USProgressives28,093 followers | Follow
Not For Sale
Not For Sale creates tools that engage business, government, and grassroots in order to incubate and grow social enterprises to benefit enslaved and vulnerable.26,415 followers | Follow
Utne Reader
Utne Reader & utne.com--The best of the alternative press--are digests of independent ideas and culture. Not right, not left, but forward thinking.23,277 followers | Follow
Colorlines.com
Colorlines.com is a daily news site offering award-winning reporting, analysis, and solutions to today’s racial justice issues.22,805 followers | Follow
Connections Academy
Connections Academy is an online school for students in grades K-12. We tweet about the virtual school experience & answer questions about online education.18,979 followers | Follow
Women News Network
founder/director, Lys Anzia (+ the Team), for WNN (Women News Network) trying to save the world!17,169 followers | Follow
Angry Democrat_46yrs
NYT's Nate Silver: Obama's a 60% bet to win. Lefties should publicly remind him of our disgust with his policies Now, Since he'll Ignore Us for the Next 4 Years16,883 followers | Follow
Racialicious
A blog about the intersection of race and pop culture. Random live-tweets of shows and films. Maintained by @latoyapeterson15,054 followers | Follow
Rosetta Thurman
I write & speak about nonprofits, leadership & social media. Co-author of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar. I love good food, good music & good bourbon.14,984 followers | Follow
DREAMActivist
DreamActivist - Undocumented Youth Action and Resource Network. Curated by @juansaaa, @flavia_isabel, @_vectorist, @aqueerdesi, @modaorg & many others.14,583 followers | Follow
Amanda Terkel
Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor, HuffPost. aterkel[at]huffingtonpost.com13,869 followers | Follow
AdamSerwer
Reporter/Blogger for Mother Jones. I also fight crime. Mostly loitering.12,080 followers | Follow
RH Reality Check
News, analysis, commentary and community for reproductive and sexual health and justice.11,502 followers | Follow
Public Citizen
Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit advocacy org that has been standing up to corporate power and holding government accountable for 40 yrs.11,285 followers | Follow
ServiceNation
A campaign to inspire a new era of voluntary citizen service in America, by Be The Change, Inc. Sister campaign of @OppNation.10,397 followers | Follow
Human Rights News
Automated news headlines about Human Rights. Powered by @daylife10,136 followers | Follow
Richard Horgan
Entertainment journalist-editor moonlighting as a chronicler of the Hermit Kingdom.9,174 followers | Follow
GenderAcrossBorders
Gender Across Borders, a global voice for gender justice. We no longer publish articles. Keep up w/updates by subscribing to our newsletter: http://bit.ly/IA7VP9,067 followers | Follow
Labor Union Resorces
Labor Union Resourses is a portal for all your Labor Union Resourses8,356 followers | Follow
The Happy Feminist
The Happy Feminist (THF); I post (mostly) good feminist news. #Women2012 all day, every day.8,305 followers | Follow
feministcampus
Young feminists tweeting & blogging! [A project of the Feminist Majority Foundation - @MajoritySpeaks]7,324 followers | Follow
The UpTake
The UpTake breaks down walls of power to expose the raw truth. Fearless storytelling and transparency for a better informed healthier democracy.7,251 followers | Follow
Nisha Chittal
Social Media Manager, @TravelChannel. Interested in media, culture, tech, TV, travel. Former Chicagoan. Opinions 100% my own, not my employer's.5,942 followers | Follow
Susanne Ure
Web Editor for Amnesty International in Canada. Tweet about human rights, social justice, humanitarian aid and lives at risk. Views expressed here are my own.5,892 followers | Follow
Carol Fenton
PDX Fan, Aussie & Heeler Lover, Tweeting about the intersections of Human Rights, Social Justice & Human Trafficking5,644 followers | Follow
womanistmusings
Pop culture and social justice are my main interests. I also occasionally tweet what my boys are up to5,509 followers | Follow
Darren Stephens
5,462 followers | Follow
InstPolicyStudies
Since 1963 the Institute for Policy Studies has challenged inequality, corporate power, polluters, and militarism. We support policy for a better world.5,351 followers | Follow
joshua epstein
Gay NY Dem. Progressive Blogger. Patriot. I tweet feeds of blogs I depend upon for news. RT's ≠ endorsement.5,207 followers | Follow
Dustin Case
Father, Californian, performing/recording artist, submarine veteran, PEACE, deadly venom, Truth, nonsense...4,705 followers | Follow
Minnesota 2020
Minnesota 2020 is a progressive, non-partisan think tank, focused on what really matters.4,489 followers | Follow
Cody Kessler
Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow... Don't walk behind me, I may not lead... Just go stand over there somewhere.4,432 followers | Follow
Wellstone Action
Igniting leadership in people and power in communities to win progressive change.4,350 followers | Follow
Trista Harris
Headwaters Foundation Executive Director. Blogger at New Voices of Philanthropy. Co-Author of How to Become a Nonprofit Rockstar. Amazing bedtime story reader.4,027 followers | Follow
Lisa M. Maatz
Snarky feminist, smartypants pundit, asshat whistleblower. Opinions mine, RTs ≠ endorsement. AAUW top lobbyist speaking truth to power. Nonpartisan, nonprofit.3,839 followers | Follow
New America Media
New America Media, a news service based in San Francisco, organizes the country's first and largest network of more 3,000 ethnic news organizations in America.3,817 followers | Follow
Emily StoddardFurrow
A middle-brainer who helps story and strategy play nice. My focus: authenticity and connectedness. My passions: poetry, tech, culture change, communications.3,701 followers | Follow
ABetterMinnesota.org
Alliance for a Better Minnesota (ABM). Grassroots. Progressive. Advocacy & Communications. Working to move Minnesota forward.3,552 followers | Follow
MNProgressiveProject
Community Blogging, Political Activism, and Truth in New Media3,279 followers | Follow
ChrisMacDen
Dean of Multicultural Life at Macalester College. Queer Latino Jew. Making a difference by educating next generation. Living my life like it's golden3,244 followers | Follow
MN Independent
@MnIndy announces our stories as they're published each day. Also follow us at @MnIndyLIVE for live-tweeting, reporter observations and breaking news coverage.2,618 followers | Follow
Louis Klarevas
Senior Fulbright Scholar, International Relations professor, screenwriter of forthcoming LOOSE NUKE, unorthodox educator, failed comedian & hopeless romantic2,606 followers | Follow
mallika dutt
Founder & president, Breakthrough: human rights, innovation, media, culture change2,434 followers | Follow
OnTheIssues
The Progressive Woman's Magazine - Critical, Independent Thinking. Art by Brenda Oelbaum2,433 followers | Follow
Dr. Kehaulani Watson
I own lots of books, and I believe Jersey Shore is proof that Charles Darwin's natural selection theory is flawed.2,344 followers | Follow
Anthony Clark Arend
Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Director Master of Science in Foreign Service at Georgetown University2,285 followers | Follow
CRWG Initiative
Promoting economic opportunity for ALL @ the Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative & the Experts of Color Network housed @ the Insight Center2,090 followers | Follow
Kavita N. Ramdas
Mira's Mom, Social Entrepreneur, Feminist, Human Rights Activist, Philanthropist, Executive Director, Ripples to Waves Program, Stanford University.2,089 followers | Follow
Beth Boisvert
Theologian. Eco-feminist. Quilter. Seamstress. Mistress of Divinity. Auntie. Pastor. Writer. Singer. Radical lover of humanity--and animals, for that matter.2,040 followers | Follow
Peter Bowden
Tweets for #UU Leaders on Unitarian Universalist growth, outreach and media. By @Peter_Bowden, interfaith work @Congregations.1,696 followers | Follow
Natalie Lin
Cornell MBA student interested in social justice, sustainability, innovation, & the arts. Erstwhile resident of NYC/LA/SF. #p2 #aapi #fem2 #innovation #climate1,648 followers | Follow
MnIndyLIVE
@MNindyLive are the staff tweets of the Minnesota Independent. For announcements as stories are posted throughout the day, please follow @MnIndy too.1,411 followers | Follow
Empowering Spirits
Empowering Spirits Foundation members engage in service-oriented events in areas typically opposed to LGBT rights to foster thought and change toward equality.1,402 followers | Follow
Firedoglake
1,249 followers | Follow
Isabel Rodríguez
An ordinary citizen, enthusiastic to share opinions about politics, human rights and poverty alleviation issues. I do not endorse people I follow and RT.1,175 followers | Follow
Peggy Flanagan
urban anishinabe woman working to build power for indian country. i also think jesus has some good things to say about social justice.1,133 followers | Follow
Nathalie Meurens
Chocolate addicted lawyer. Tweet on human rights & social justice1,082 followers | Follow
HeadwatersFoundation
Our mission — our passion — is to continue to be a catalyst for social, racial, economic and environmental justice. And we’d like you to join us.928 followers | Follow
Alice Iida
Holistic Health Counselor and Activist for Universal Love, Earth Caring, People Caring and Fair Sharing. Doing the best I can, so are you!795 followers | Follow
Main Street Project
Main Street Project is a grassroots cultural organizing, media justice and economic development initiative.774 followers | Follow
Tracy Gary
philanthropic advisor and nonprofit donor and legacy education field builder; nonprofit entrepreneur w/others of 18 npos421 followers | Follow
Melysa Speber
advocate for women, human rights, refugees and a believer in world without borders174 followers | Follow
Dilenoalaguerra
162 followers | Follow
Mary Ellen Capek
Researcher/writer & consultant focused on effective organizational cultures & institutionalizing deep diversity. Volunteer for LGBTQ equality & civil rights.128 followers | Follow
Chris Cardona
Passionate about making philanthropy more accessible to communities. Philanthropic advisor with TCC Group. Tweets are my own.110 followers | Follow
Laura Wittstock
Producer of First Person Radio - American Indian Public Affairs91 followers | Follow
margiefine
Brooklyn American engaged in raising money for community organzing and social justice.83 followers | Follow
Kathy Partridge
KGNU public affairs producer, Executive Director Interfaith Funders, President Boulder Valley UU Fellowship.69 followers | Follow
Judy Hatcher
Following progressive news, social justice and environmental issues, philanthropy, friends, and culture.64 followers | Follow
Jodi Williams
31 followers | Follow
