Political progressivism
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Political Progressivism or simply Progressivism is an ideology and political philosophy whose adherants promote policies that they believe would reform a country's government, economy, or society. As a broad characterization of political leanings, political progressivism can not be classified as left or right, for it may be applicable to any side, as long as the platform is reformist. Progressives around the world today are found in a diverse range of poltical movements that include conservatives, environmentalists, liberals, and socialists.
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Around the world
United States
See main article - Progressivism in the United States
Progressives in the US were stong in the early parts of the 20th century. Today it is equated to some leftist movements.
Australia
The term progressive is popular in Australia, since many on the left are not supporters of the (centre-right) Liberal Party of Australia. Progressives usually support either the Labor Party, the Democrats or the Greens.
Canada
The term progressive is also popular in Canada, since some on the left do not support the centrist Liberal Party of Canada. They should not, however, be confused with supporters of the old Progressive Conservatives. The New Democratic Party often considers itself progressive, and attempts to appeal to progressive voters.
The Progressive Party of Canada briefly rose to prominence in the 1920s. The Progressive Canadians Party, composed mostly of anti-merger Tories, was formed several months prior to the 2004 general election.
New Zealand
Jim Anderton formed the New Zealand Progressive Party by splitting from the Alliance (New Zealand political party).
The Progressive Green Party was formed in 1995 but has now disbanded.
Progressive voters also support the New Zealand Labour Party.
See also
- Progressive Party, which refers to 3 different parties of different periods, to see how the term progressive has been used in political campaigns in the past.
- Reform movement
- Social democracy
- Social movement
- Techno-progressivism
References
George Lakoff. Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-931498-71-7
External links
- A list of popular Progressive websites (http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0630-20.htm) - From CommonDreams.org
- Air America Radio (http://www.airamericaradio.com) - Progressive radio network
- America Coming Together (http://acthere.com/) - Political Action Committee mobilizing progressive voters
- The American Prospect (http://www.prospect.org) - Progressive magazine and non-profit think-tank.
- Daily Kos (http://www.dailykos.com) - Web log, or blog, and online discussion of progressive events
- Democratic National Committee (http://www.democrats.org/)
- Democratic Underground (http://www.democraticunderground.com) - Progressive news views and active progressive message boards
- MoveOn.org (http://www.moveon.org) - Progressive political action organization
- Progressive Democrats of America (http://www.pdamerica.org)
- Progressive Depot (http://www.progressivedepot.com) - Online mall contributing profits to progressive organizations
- Rockridge Institute (http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org) - Progressive think-tank
- Talking Points Memo (http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com) - Web log, or blog, offering progressive political opinion
Resources for Studying Progressivism
- Progressive U (http://www.progressiveu.org)