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Recent Examples of progressivism
In a recent speech, Thomas tied the nation’s highest ideals to a conservative vision of limited government — and launched a broadside on progressivism seen by critics as unfair and inappropriate.
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
The Cuban model isn’t working, and its allies—China, Russia, and the pragmatic wing of Latin American progressivism—seem to have grown tired of the government’s inertia.
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Carlos Manuel Alvarez,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
The hashtag progressivism of the 2010s had been vindicated on a very large scale.
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Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
No, the blame falls on moderate Democrats, who knew darn well what progressives and progressivism represented but did nothing to prevent the radical left from engineering a takeover of their party.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Lindsay Whitehurst,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
The Cuban model isn’t working, and its allies—China, Russia, and the pragmatic wing of Latin American progressivism—seem to have grown tired of the government’s inertia.
—
Carlos Manuel Alvarez,
Time,
24 Apr. 2026
The hashtag progressivism of the 2010s had been vindicated on a very large scale.
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Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
No, the blame falls on moderate Democrats, who knew darn well what progressives and progressivism represented but did nothing to prevent the radical left from engineering a takeover of their party.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progressivism
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Unlike Chakrabarti, Wiener has also been a part of San Francisco’s insular community for decades, and has his own base of support — though he is considered a moderate to Chakrabarti’s progressiveness.
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Its reputation is one of progressiveness and social awareness.
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The primary victory on Tuesday by another democratic socialist, Melat Kiros, for a Denver congressional seat suggested the trend may extend beyond Manhattan liberalism.
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Remember, the heroic symbols that Ronald Reagan deployed so effectively were swiped from liberalism’s salad days in the Thirties and Forties.
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“Progressivism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progressivism. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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