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The most recent high-profile progressive candidate to embrace those working people: Abdul El-Sayed, whose economic populism helped him win the 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

She is backed by Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator and progressive leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Jason Arday's appointment in 2023 was hailed at the time as a progressive moment.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

A petition in defense of Arday put together by the progressive campaigning group the Good Law Project was signed by 16,000 people, including the leader of the Green Party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

By the time they graduated, he had fallen for Shaker Heights as well, the way Elena described it: the first planned community, the most progressive community, the perfect place for young idealists.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Win or lose, progressives and centrists will debate the meaning of this race for some time to come.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

Bush had her liabilities—Joe Biden’s Justice Department investigated her over campaign spending—but still boasted support from Bernie Sanders and other progressives.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

But as excitement over his campaign began to mount among progressives on a national level, Ryan said, El-Sayed’s public posture swung to a middle ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

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