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progressive

[pruh-gres-iv] / prəˈgrɛs ɪv /




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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

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

On the opposite coast, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington easily put down a progressive challenge.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

They need a progressive manager to start a new cycle following Howe's decision to step down - and build on what he did at the peak of his reign.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The patients at Carville are effectively prisoners—they aren’t allowed to leave without permission—but in some ways, Carville is more progressive than other southern communities.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

She has helped draw an entire generation of progressives into politics, and totally changed the game for young people, young women, and democratic socialists.

From Slate Aug. 11, 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

Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

They rally behind Troy Jackson to keep progressives on board after Graham Platner’s crackup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 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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