The Nation's 2023 PROGRESSIVE HONOR ROLL.

The article provides an overview of the events and individuals that shaped the year 2023. It covers ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as the political landscape in the United States, with Donald Trump still influential within the Republican Party. The article also highlights positive developments, such as the success of labor movements and progressive policies advocated by congressional progressives. It profiles several individuals who have made significant contributions in their respective fields, including labor leader Shawn Fain, climate activists Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua, historian Rashid Khalidi, House member Cori Bush, constitutionalist Jamie Raskin, and Senator Jeff Merkley. The article emphasizes the bold contributions made by various individuals and groups in different areas, including efforts to remove a loophole in the Constitution's 13th Amendment, protests against gun violence, the role of young voters in elections, leadership in the peace movement during the war in Gaza, rigorous coverage of the conflict by Haaretz, the activism of a blind and chronically ill artist and author, and a powerful speech by Tom Morello at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. [Extracted from the article]