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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Comparable tilts could be seen elsewhere, and great was the lamentation: What happened to progressivism?
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Countries with long traditions of progressivism have historically supported anti-imperialist actions around the world; Sweden, for example, supplied humanitarian aid to national liberation movements in Mozambique and Guinea Bissau in the 1960s and 1970s.
—Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But that particular fusion of populism and progressivism has been hard for others to replicate.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The middle story’s characters mix social progressivism with pornographic desperation.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
Countries with long traditions of progressivism have historically supported anti-imperialist actions around the world; Sweden, for example, supplied humanitarian aid to national liberation movements in Mozambique and Guinea Bissau in the 1960s and 1970s.
—Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
But that particular fusion of populism and progressivism has been hard for others to replicate.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
The middle story’s characters mix social progressivism with pornographic desperation.
—Armond White, National Review, 21 June 2024
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“Progressivism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/progressivism. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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