Virginia's $750K Discrimination Win, LGBTQ+ Victory at Yeshiva, Texas' Clean Energy Boom & More: Amazing News For Democracy

This week on Good News for Lefties, host Beowulf Rochlen serves up six game-changing wins for equality, justice, and the planet. First, we head to Virginia, where a jury slammed a racist campground owner with a record $750K verdict—proving fair housing laws still pack a punch. Then, we celebrate Yeshiva University’s hard-won recognition of its LGBTQ+ student group, ending a years-long legal battle that tested religious exemptions. Down in Texas, the oil state is quietly becoming a renewable energy leader, doubling California’s wind and solar output—a climate victory no one saw coming. On the court, women’s basketball shatters viewership records, with last year’s NCAA final outdrawing the men’s for the first time ever. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s Native communities report a stunning 43% drop in suicide rates, thanks to culturally rooted mental health programs. These stories prove progress isn’t just possible—it’s already happening. Subscribe now for your weekly antidote to despair, and share this episode with anyone who needs a reminder: The good guys are winning. Listen to our friends Jennifer and Dan of the Banned Camp podcast at BannedCampPodcast.com Listen 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 beowulf@twosquaredmediaproductions.com You can find out more about GNFL 's daily news stories here: https://www.alternet.org/evicted-for-being-black/ https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/yeshiva-university-will-recognize-lgbtq-student-club-years-dispute-rcna197472 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/texas-broke-its-solar-wind-and-battery-records-in-one-spring-week https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/briefing/womens-basketball.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4k4.cdpy.293cd3V8Wf-c&smid=url-share https://nativenewsonline.net/health/native-american-suicide-rates-drop-43-in-new-mexico https://newatlas.com/environment/google-firesat-satellite-wildfires-orbit/ 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! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-news-for-lefties-daily-news-for-democracy--6256627/support .