progressive

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The fight for women’s suffrage, the prohibition movement and other progressive achievements marked the years before the sesquicentennial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Tory Gavito, the president of Way to Win, a progressive donor network and research organization, told Salon that she sees the autopsy as basically agnostic on what, if anything, the Democrats should stand for.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Their aim, DSA leaders say, is to see the adoption of progressive policies on homelessness, rent control and public safety — and to have a socialist city attorney to make those policies stick.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

To test the new therapy, researchers used genetically engineered mice that develop high levels of amyloid-β and progressive cognitive decline similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans.

From Science Daily • May 17, 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