Political Progressivism or simply Progressivism is an ideology and political philosophy whose adherents promote policies that they believe would reform a country's government, economy, or society. As a broad characterization of political leanings, political progressivism can refer to left or antiestablishmentarianism, in which case it may be right or left, as long as the platform is reformist.The term can be used by economic liberals, who are generally placed on the "right" of the political spectrum. An example of this is in Ireland (See below) Jump to: navigation, search An ideology is a collection of ideas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Political philosophy is the study of the fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, property, law and the enforcement of a legal code by authority: what they are, why they are needed, what makes a government legitimate, what rights and freedoms it should protect and why... Jump to: navigation, search Left wing is also a term used in several sports; see winger (sport). ... Antiestablishmentarianism is a policy or attitude that views a nations power structure as corrupt, repressive, exploitive, etc. ... Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. ...

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United States

See main article - Progressivism in the United States Jump to: navigation, search Progressivism in the United States // Overview Progressivism refers to two political phenomena: Populist Political Progressivism Historically, this represents distrust of concentrations of power in the hands of politicians and corporations, as represented by the candidacies of Henry George and the Single Tax movement, Theodore Roosevelt and...

Progressives in the US were strong in the early parts of the 20th century. Today it is equated to movements on the left ranging from liberal to democratic socialist. Jump to: navigation, search This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology, not the usage of the term in specific countries. ... Democratic socialism is a political movement propagating the ideals of socialism within the framework of a parliamentary democracy. ...

Australia

The term progressive is popular in Australia, since many on the left usually support either the Labor Party, the Democrats or the Greens, opposed to the right-wing Liberal Party of Australia. Jump to: navigation, search The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Australian Democrats (in regular parlance, just the Democrats), is an Australian social liberal party formed in 1977 from the earlier Australia Party by Don Chipp, who left the Liberal Party of Australia to do so. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ...

Canada

The term progressive is also popular in Canada, since many are further left than the Liberal Party of Canada. Most supporters of the old Progressive Conservative Party of Canada did not consider themselves progressive although arguments have been made that the Mulroney government implemented progressive environmental policies. The David Orchard wing of the old PC Party was progressive in nature while the Red Tory faction, which included former Prime Minister Joe Clark, was less so. The New Democratic Party often considers itself progressive, and attempts to appeal to progressive voters. Jump to: navigation, search The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas current governing political party. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... Jump to: navigation, search The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of socialism . ...

The Progressive Party of Canada briefly rose to prominence in the 1920s. The Progressive Canadian Party, composed mostly of anti-merger Progressive Conservatives, was formed several months prior to the 2004 general election. Jump to: navigation, search The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... The Progressive Canadian Party (PC Party) is a minor federal political party in Canada. ... A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ...

Ireland

In Ireland The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An Páirtí Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ...

The Progressive Democrats’ economic policies are based on liberal economics. They support a free enterprise, low tax and pro-competition policy base.

The party is often described as right wing by supporters and critics alike, but they have several policies which are closer to the left wing. 768 In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms that refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially but not exclusively in the American sense of the word...

New Zealand

Jim Anderton formed the New Zealand Progressive Party by splitting from the Alliance (New Zealand political party). James Patrick Anderton (almost always referred to as Jim Anderton) is leader of the Progressive Party, a political party in the New Zealand Parliament. ... Current Progressive Party logo The Progressive Party is a political party in New Zealand. ... Current Alliance logo The Alliance, when referring to New Zealand politics, refers to a left-wing political party. ...

The Progressive Green Party was formed in 1995 but has now disbanded. Progressive Greens logo The Progressive Green Party was an environmentalist political party in New Zealand. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Progressive voters also support the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand and the New Zealand Labour Party. Current Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand logo The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is a political party in the New Zealand parliament. ... The New Zealand Labour Party is a New Zealand political party. ...

See also

• Progressive Party, which refers to 3 different parties of different periods, to see how the term progressive has been used in political campaigns in the past.
• Progressive Christianity
• Reform movement
• Social democracy
• real movment
• Techno-progressivism

Jump to: navigation, search The United States Progressive Party refers to three distinct political parties in 20th-century United States politics. ... ... Jump to: navigation, search A reform movement is a kind of social movement that aims to make gradual change, or change in certain aspects of the society rather than rapid or fundamental changes. ... Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Techno-progressivism, technoprogressivism, or tech-progressivism, is a stance of active support for technological development. ...

References

George Lakoff. Don't Think of an Elephant: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-931498-71-7 Jump to: navigation, search George P. Lakoff (, born 1941) is a professor of linguistics (in particular, cognitive linguistics) at the University of California, Berkeley where he has taught since 1972. ...

External links

• A list of popular Progressive websites - From CommonDreams.org
• Air America Radio - Progressive radio network
• The Center for American Progress - A self-styled progressive think tank in Washington, DC
• America Coming Together - Political Action Committee mobilizing progressive voters
• The American Prospect - Progressive magazine and non-profit think-tank.
• Daily Kos - Web log, or blog, and online discussion of progressive events
• Democratic National Committee
• Democratic Underground - Progressive news views and active progressive message boards
• Green Party of the United States - Third party considered by some to be the modern equivalent to a Progressive Party
• MoveOn.org - Progressive political action organization
• Progressive Democrats of America
• Progressive Depot - Online mall contributing profits to progressive organizations
• Progressive Texan - Web log, or blog, about progressive issues affecting Texas
• Rockridge Institute - Progressive think-tank
• Talking Points Memo - Web log, or blog, offering progressive political opinion
• "What Is Progressive?", AlterNet opinion piece, July 25th 2005
• Campaign for America's Future A progressive non-profit thinktank

Resources for Studying Progressivism

• Progressive U