progressive
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Particularly within progressive organizations and movements, there were a lot of internal sacred cows that prevented dialogue from happening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Tielemans can provide more of the progressive distribution, while Baleba offers defensive security and the ability to drive through midfield.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
To reduce their power, the author suggested things like the reintroduction of mandatory retirement ages or the creation of a progressive tax on homes to encourage downsizing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ruffalo is also known for being an outspoken political progressive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The meeting concluded with a new sense of optimism, a feeling that perhaps a united black community, working in tandem with a sympathetic white mayor, would force Durham to live up to its progressive reputation.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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The most electable progressives are instead happy warriors, a quality Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have in spades.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Eventually, Stevens consolidated establishment and centrist support, while El-Sayed consolidated progressives.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
But as excitement over his campaign began to mount among progressives on a national level, Ryan said, El-Sayed’s public posture swung to a middle ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
So while it may seem like progressives and conservatives in the U.S. agree on little or nothing, they seem to be finding some common ground on solutions to the housing crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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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