April 29, 2024

The Progressive Era for today’s progressives: an interview with John Halpin, Center for American Progress.

John Halpin is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the American Progress where he is the co-director and creator of its Progressive Studies Program. The progressive era is the topic of the podcast–the time from 1890’s to the 1920s… [Continue Reading]

What is Progressive?

Progressives are pragmatic. We don’t try and decide what works without trying it to make sure. And when we find out something does not work we don’t do it anymore. We want progress for everyone not just the rich or… [Continue Reading]

What is Progressive?

I believe in progress but to me it is a whole science of understanding. There is so much we do not know that the earth can teach us. The earth is uniquely god and is our garden of eden. Progress… [Continue Reading]

What is Progressive?

It is about being socially consious, being fully aware of social justice, and being totally aware of the Consitution, the Bill of Rights and the U.S. Code. Progressive is honest, it is true, and it ready, willing and able at… [Continue Reading]

Celinda Lake: Progressives are not seizing opportunities.

Celinda Lake is a leading pollster for the Progressive Democratic community in America. With over three decades in the field, she has learned a great deal about American voters and how we respond to progressive ideals. Our conversation with Celinda… [Continue Reading]

Island heath care and Progressives, a story from Rep. Chellie Pingree.

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree has lived her adult life on Maine’s North Haven Island, a place with just 350 people. This is a story she tells about what we can all learn from life on her island. –An excerpt from Episode… [Continue Reading]

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree – a Progressive island.

For mainlanders, islands are about getting away. But there is another lesson about island life–one of community and having to find ways to work together with neighbors to identify priorities and do what needs to be done to ensure a… [Continue Reading]