Progressivism in the United States

Progressivism in the United States

Overview

Progressivism refers to two political phenomena:

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Populist Political Progressivism

Historically, this represents distrust of concentrations of power in the hands of politicians and corporations, as represented by the candidacies of Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull-Moose Republicans, Huey Long and the Share Our Wealth movement, and in the early nineties by Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, and the Reform Party. In modern terminology this is generally called Populism, which can range from the political left to the political right.

Related Topics:
Theodore Roosevelt - Huey Long - Share Our Wealth - Ralph Nader - Ross Perot - Reform Party - Populism

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Media voices for the Progressive Movement in the United States include Thom Hartmann, Ed Schultz and Jim Hightower.

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Thom Hartmann - Ed Schultz - Jim Hightower

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Ideological or Modern Left Progressivism

This is a cluster of political, activist, and media organizations ranging from left-liberal to democratic socialism. Significant media include The Progressive magazine, and the American Prospect. Modern Left Progressivism includes several political figures including Bernie Sanders, Barbara Boxer, Russ Feingold, Dennis Kucinich. Also in this category are many leaders in the women's movement, labor movement, anti-globalization movement, civil rights movement, environmental movement, immigrant rights movement, and gay and lesbian rights movement. Other well-known progressives include Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornell West, George Lakoff, Michael Lerner, Suzanne Pharr, and Urvashi Vaid.

Related Topics:
Democratic socialism - Bernie Sanders - Barbara Boxer - Russ Feingold - Dennis Kucinich - Women's movement - Labor movement - Anti-globalization - Civil rights movement - Environmental movement - Barbara Ehrenreich - Cornell West - George Lakoff - Michael Lerner - Suzanne Pharr - Urvashi Vaid

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