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What is Progressivism?

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What Is Progressivism? {*style:<b> Introduction </b>*} The rebirth of progressivism in the United States in the early 21 st century calls for an inquiry into the subject of progressive politics. We have to ask, those of us who adopt the mantle of progressivism today: what are we talking about when we speak of ourselves as progressives? Americans of the early 21 st century have no experience of an organized “progressive party” and it cannot escape our notice that progressives not only do not have a party of their own; they have no central organization [1]

Progressivism. In Brief Progressivism is a political philosophy that takes as its objective the greatest political and economic good of the greatest number (sometimes called the common good).

Progressivism

It is, therefore, a form of liberal populism. Progressives do not seek change merely for the sake of change, but rather insofar as the institutions and practices of a society depart from this objective and hence require reform. Progressivism thus stands in sharpest contrast to economic elitism and political authoritarianism. What is Progressivism? Progressivism is a political movement that represents the interests of ordinary people in their roles as taxpayers, consumers, employees, citizens, and parents.

What is Progressivism?

To coin a phrase, progressivism champions government "of the people, by the people, for the people. "Given this mission, one might expect all democracies to be made up predominantly of one or another Progressive parties. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. Why Aren't All Democracies Progressive? Economic elites emerge in every society and invariably seek to promote their own interests, all too often against those of taxpayers, consumers, employees, citizens, and parents.