progressive
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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont — a key progressive figure— traveled to California this month to rally voters to approve Proposition 40.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The buyout was the most progressive wealth-transfer mechanism in New York housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
If you scroll through Twitter, you might encounter Tanden engaging in a testy back-and-forth with progressive journalist Mehdi Hasan.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Both are associated with the progressive damage to brain cells that contributes to memory problems, changes in personality, and difficulties with thinking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Despite his seemingly progressive actions, Mr. de Klerk was by no means the great emancipator.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Second, absent cultural distractions, Midwestern Democrats have earned themselves the running room to make the sorts of cogent economic arguments that draw moderates and progressives together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Piker, who earlier this year appeared on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, is a major influence among progressives and a boogeyman to establishment Republicans and Democrats alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Much of this is a reaction to efforts by progressives that encourage people to shrink their carbon footprint and waste less of the earth’s resources.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Bush had her liabilities—Joe Biden’s Justice Department investigated her over campaign spending—but still boasted support from Bernie Sanders and other progressives.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Middle-class progressives, disgusted by the corrupt politics of both Thompson and Sweitzer, threw their weight behind an independent reformer.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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