Talk:Progressivism in the United States
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Hi,
This article has almost nothing to do with progressive social and political movements in the U.S.
Almost all of the discussion has to do with reform movements and populist movements of the left and right.
The modern progressive movement in the U.S. certainly traces back to the coalition with liberals and some radicals to support FDR. It has almost nothing to do with campaign finance reform.
To see a balanced review of issues important to contemporary progressives in the U.S., simply scan the articles at The Progressive magazine.
(Weird URL is transitional address while they move their website)
This whole page needs to be rewritten from beginning to end. Let's talk. --Cberlet 20:47, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Agreed. The disputed American Liberalism entry states that since "liberal" has become a word of disparagement, so many American liberals now call themselves "progressives." But coming to this entry to shed any light on the matter.
The neutralism of the American Liberalism is being disputed because authors over there have wildly different ideas of what constitutes a liberal (some even place Huey long, obviously a populist, in the liberal camp). For this "Progressivism in the United States" entry to serve, the distinction between progressive, populist, and liberal should be explained. -- Griot
[edit] Major rewrite
Attempted to make the page read more clearly by moving the text about the two forms into single blocks for each form. Simple lead, removing uncited claims that were POV. This page could use some published cites.--Cberlet 13:26, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Prohibition and progressivism
Many early twentieth century Progressives supported Prohibition, but not all. For example, Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin, one of the leading Progressives, was opposed to temperance and Prohibition. Many other leading Progressives, such as Theodore Roosevelt, were neutral on the issue. Woodrow Wilson seemed to be tepidly sympathetic but vetoed the Volstead Act (a veto overridden by Congress]], believing it to be a matter for the states not the federal government.
