Progressivism
Progressivism is the support for or advocacy of social reform. As a philosophy is based on the Idea of Progress, which asserts that advancements in science, technology, economic development, and social organization are vital to the improvement of the human condition. [see more on historical background in Wikipedia: Progresssivism].
Progressive Movement (United States)
Progressive Movement (California)
See also Wikipedia: California Progressive Party.
Progressives (San Francisco)
see DeLeon & Latterman, PVI (Progressive Voter Index).
Note: a play on the older and better-known Cook Partisan Voter Index, also referred to as PVI.
because, special snowflake.
References
- DeLeon, Richard Edward (1992). Left Coast City: Progressive Politics in San Francisco, 1975-1991. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-0555-2.
- Latterman, David. "PVI 6.0: Revised 2015 San Francisco Progressive Voter Index and changes in the San Francisco electorate." Fall Line Analytics. March 2015.
- Mowry, George E. The California Progressives (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1951).
- Omotalade, Jacquelyn. "The Progressives' Black Problem." San Francisco Examiner. November 1, 2016. http://www.sfexaminer.com/progressives-black-problem/.