progressivism

The "marble-layered cake" analogy regarding America's government is a reflection of how intertwined our three levels of government are. Those three levels of government are national, regional (or state) and local.  Read More »

This blog post will not be a manifesto; I will not just spout political ideology. I'm sure we've all become somewhat weary of that.

This blog is about something that's been bothering me for awhile as I've “come of age” politically, so to say. A short time ago, I saw in the Op-Ed section of the New York Times a column by Bob Herbert which lampooned conservatives. Obviously, that's not my issue here; criticism of other people's political ideas is of paramount importance in a democracy. My problem with Herbert's column was his attempt to link conservatism with past evils of America, such as segregation or denying women the right to vote.  Read More »

ProgressiveU, my addiction, my home on the Internet:

I have returned after a long stint of working invisibly, reading blogs secretly and randomly, missing the constant activity I'm used to performing on the site. And oh, ProgressiveU, I have missed you.

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We are all progressive aren't we? No, actually, I will have to disagree. We all are on this website for who knows how many hours a day, but how many of us are making a difference in society? I have seen here and there in various blogs where people admit to spending hours upon ours on this site, or that it is the first and last thing they do everyday.  Read More »

Today, there were people climbig the cables on the Golden Gate bridge. I was just admiring the vast beauty of this bridge on Friday and now, there are people risking their lives on the cables holding it up. I think it is great!  Read More »

To Progress is to move forward, continually, into a brighter tomorrow.

Also, it probably helps to do it without cliches. Progress is hope, and change, and all the things that Barack Obama talks about but it's not progress because he talks about it, it's progress because he's doing something about it, and he's motivating other people to do something about it.  Read More »

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Progress indicates generally forward moving (L. Progressus, a going forward, advance¹)  Read More »