Category Archives: Progressive

Library of Congress: ‘The Dewey Story’

Source:Library of Congress with a short bio of Governor Thomas E. Dewey (Republican, New York) Source:The New Democrat “Summary: “The story of the career of Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Includes scenes taken from his private and political life and concludes … Continue reading

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Frank DiStefano: ‘William Jennings Bryan & His Amazing Populist Campaign’

Source:Frank DiStefano talking about populist Democrat William J. Bryan. Source:The New Democrat “In 1896, a thirty-six-year-old former Congressman named William Jennings Bryan walked into the Democratic National Convention and amazingly emerged the Democratic nominee for president. He proceeded to throw … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: The Contenders – Thomas Dewey (2011)

Source:C-SPAN– presidential historian Richard N. Smith, talking about the life & career of Thomas E. Dewey. Source:The New Democrat “C-SPAN continues its series “The Contenders” LIVE on Friday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Thomas Dewey. In this clip, … Continue reading

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Frank Talk: Frank Colletta- Episode 1: What Does It Mean To Be a Progressive?

Source:The New Democrat  “Welcome to Frank Talk episode 1. Join me as we explore the Four Pillars of Progressive Thought and what it means to be a progressive-minded individual. Special thanks to Think Progress for their article entitled: “What it … Continue reading

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James Michl: The O’Reilly Factor- Glenn Beck Talking To Bill O’Reilly About Newt Gingrich

Source:The New Democrat I just have a flat disagreement with Glenn Beck on what a Progressive is and also find myself on this weird planet if not universe, where I’m agreeing with Bill O’Reilly on anything. I wasn’t sure I … Continue reading

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Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow

Source: Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow Libertarians like to point back to pre-1920s or the Nineteenth Century as the golden era for the American economy and perhaps the country as … Continue reading

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The Beacon: Randall Holcombe: ‘Progressivism: Rhetoric Versus Reality’

Source:The Independent Institute– The Economist, which is a center-right, liberal publication in Britain, with a look at progressivism. “Contemporary supporters of an expanded role for government are increasingly moving away from calling themselves liberals and toward referring to themselves Progressives, … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Julian E. Zelizer- When Progressives Were Organized

Source:The American Prospect– “Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.” From the American Prospect. “When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994 for the … Continue reading

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The National Memo: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much

The New Democrat The National Memo: Opinion: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much There’s a tiny little state in New England right next door of New Hampshire which is happens to be the Libertarian Republic of New … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism: What is Progressivism?

Classical Progressive Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism What is a Progressive? It depends on what you mean and almost who you ask. But whatever a Progressive is, they aren’t Liberals unless the idea of what … Continue reading

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