Progressive Roundtable - Progressive Ideas, Policies, and Principles

Progressive Leadership Retreat, 2005

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:47:20 -0500

Author:
anonymous

Description:
Information about and a final report of the 2005 Progressive Leadership Retreat, a meeting of over 100 progressive leaders in Asilomar, CA, April 6-8, 2005. The group assessed why progressives are in a relatively weak historic position and what might be done in the next 2-3 years to move in a more positive direction.

Link to External Document:
www.progressiveretreat.org

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

A Declaration of Progressive Principles

Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:55:52 -0500

Author:
multiple

Description:
The Declaration was drafted online by members of the Principles Project and adopted March 1, 2005. Sixteen organizations and approximately 1500 progressive activists participated in the Principles Project, which was spearheaded by 2020 Democrats. Current efforts are directed toward putting the document in action.

Link to External Document:
www.principlesproject.org/files/DeclarationOfProgressivePrinciples.pdf

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Defining Progressivism

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 12:05:31 -0500

Author:
multiple

Description:
A series of short blog entries by many individuals, including some prominent politicians, defining their views of progressivism. The website is FightingBob.com, self-described as "Wisconsin's Progressive Voice"

Link to External Document:
www.fightingbob.com/feedback.cfm?PostID=164

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Document Source and Bibliographical Information:
FightingBob.com, July 17, 2003

Progressivism in the United States

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:47:59 -0500

Author:
anonymous

Description:
This Wikipedia entry describes historical political progressivism and "ideological or modern Left progressivism", identifying various politicians and media voices as emblematic of progressivism. It lists a number of contemporary issues as being of particular interest to progressives. There are a number of links to related topics.

Link to External Document:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism_in_the_United_States#Populist_Political_Progressivism

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Document Source and Bibliographical Information:
Wikipedia

Progressivism in 2004: Transcending the Liberal-Conservative Divide

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:26:27 -0500

Author:
John Halpin

Description:
"Progressivism is a non-ideological, pragmatic system of thought grounded in solving problems and maintaining strong values within society....Progressive political thought provides a blueprint for effectiveness and publicly accepted solutions to major problems." The areas of interest in 2004 were (1) role of government, (2) fairness and opportunity, (3) citizenship, and (4) patriotism and national security.

Link to External Document:
www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=18188

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Document Source and Bibliographical Information:
Center for American Progress website, Jan 5, 2004

What Is Progressive?

Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:20:28 -0500

Author:
Andrew Garib

Description:
This short paper distinguishes betwee liberalism, conservatism, and progressivism. It describes progressivism as an approach that is pragmatic and flexible, accepting the world as ever-changing and dynamic, and generally averse to simple answers. Progressivism means choosing the best course of action in line with American values of fairness, human well-being, opportunity, and personal and moral responsibility.

Link to External Document:
www.campusprogress.org/features/384/what-is-progressive?type=printer

Resource Access:
Available to the General Public

Document Source and Bibliographical Information:
Campus Progress, July 13, 2005