progressivism
noun
pro·gres·siv·ism
prə-ˈgre-si-ˌvi-zəm 
1
: the principles, beliefs, or practices of progressives
2
capitalized
: the political and economic doctrines advocated by the Progressives
3
: the theories of progressive education
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So, while some of us are comforted by the protective pods of progressivism that many coastal states and the occasional non-coastal state represent (e.g., Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota), there is a centralized marketplace of ideas in which competition is fierce.
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Kimaya Basu, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
But the metric of progressivism should be progress.
—Edward Felsenthal, TIME, 12 May 2024
For more than a century, progressivism’s unvarying agenda has been to concentrate power in Washington and concentrate most of this power in the executive branch.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Starmer, 61, says his mix of progressivism and pragmatism is the answer to this sense of brokenness.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 July 2024
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Kimaya Basu, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
But the metric of progressivism should be progress.
—Edward Felsenthal, TIME, 12 May 2024
For more than a century, progressivism’s unvarying agenda has been to concentrate power in Washington and concentrate most of this power in the executive branch.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Starmer, 61, says his mix of progressivism and pragmatism is the answer to this sense of brokenness.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 8 July 2024
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“Progressivism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progressivism. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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