progressive
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“Sen. Tillis has been unafraid to use his vote to extract concessions from the Trump administration,” said Brest, who is now president of the American Constitution Society, a progressive legal nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
As the junior senator from California, a progressive state, Harris was vocal in her support for Medicare for All.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Jackson, who lost the Democratic primary for governor earlier this year, is a logger from far northern Aroostook County whose views turned more progressive as time went on.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
In 2025, Italy became the first country to pass a national law recognising obesity as a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
And there matters rested for three years, while schools in progressive Durham remained as segregated as those in reactionary Birmingham.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
"This may not be the moment for progressives," said Colleen Houlihan, a 74-year-old from Ferndale, Michigan who is likely voting for Stevens.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
While Platner inspired a large grassroots campaign of progressives and was able to muscle Mills out of the race long before primary day, it turned out he was too good to be true.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Platner also faced questions from fellow progressives regarding the time he spent employed as a security contractor associated with the mercenary force Blackwater.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 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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