progressive

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But for every poorly aged joke, there’s a gag or a bit of veiled social commentary that’s surprisingly progressive for its time.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

“Alzheimer’s is the progressive failure and loss of synapses and nerve cells, which patients experience as failing memory, failing thinking and lost independence,” Vissel tells MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: The speech is ostensibly bemoaning the progressive movement of the early 20th century, but the New Republic’s Matt Ford has a fantastic piece about how his history is completely wrong.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Cheyenne Hunt, a Laguna Hills attorney and executive director of a progressive advocacy group, and social media influencer Arielle Fodor, known online as Mrs. Frazzled, are among those publicizing the allegations online.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The meeting concluded with a new sense of optimism, a feeling that perhaps a united black community, working in tandem with a sympathetic white mayor, would force Durham to live up to its progressive reputation.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson