progressive

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, faces former Rep. Mike Rogers, whom my colleague Jim Newell describes as “a buttoned-up, country-club Republican from the George W. Bush era.”

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

The benchmarks for the contemporary understanding of the American middle class evolved in the 20th century, said Sam Pizzigati, an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

At some point, their mother began policing their discussions, particularly as he started espousing more progressive beliefs, her brother recalled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

The outspoken progressive is seeking to temper some of the heat he delivered in the primary as he pivots to a general election and tries to court his skeptics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She also took other progressive stances, like making a point of using her own full name—Elizebeth Smith Friedman—instead of the more common and acceptable form, Mrs. William F. Friedman.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

Piker, who earlier this year appeared on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, is a major influence among progressives and a boogeyman to establishment Republicans and Democrats alike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The most electable progressives are instead happy warriors, a quality Ocasio-Cortez and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have in spades.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 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

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