Who is a “progressive” these days? Over the last decade, the term “progressive” has come into vogue, superseding the traditional nomenclature of political identity like “liberal” and “moderate.” And ...

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Prof. Jackson Lears has an excellent review of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s new book in The New Republic. The book, The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of ...

John Halpin talks about the progressive movement in an interview with Progressive Way. The positions of American Progress, and our policy experts, are independent, and the findings and conclusions ...

A new progressive era is dawning in America, and almost nothing Republicans can do will hold back the tide — unless Republicans destroy democracy altogether (more on this in a moment). Start with the ...

From the 1890s to the 1920s, the Progressive Era transformed America with sweeping reforms in labor rights, consumer protections, and democratic participation. Activists, journalists, and politicians ...

The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) transformed the U.S. with sweeping reforms targeting corruption, inequality, unsafe working conditions, and challenges from mass immigration. Reformers fought for ...

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920, was vibrant with reforms and programs designed to create a more equitable and healthier society. The era followed the Gilded Age, when industrialists flaunted their ...

America is in the midst of a crisis that needs no introduction. Ideological warfare and policy paralysis in Washington. Declining economic well-being among the mass of Americans combined with ...

Democrat Joe Biden appears to have ousted Donald Trump from the White House, yet for many Democrats and progressives the results of the election have produced mostly disillusionment, even despair. The ...