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Progressivism (noun) means a set of political beliefs that support changing society for the better.

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A set of political beliefs that support changing society for the better.

"Some aspects of contemporary progressivism look less like actual progress and more like a step in reverse." — Pamela Paul, Progressives Aren’t Liberal (2023)

"In New York the range of influences is as diverse as anywhere else, even if there unquestionably is a tendency toward Velvet Undergroundish punk rock and British progressivisms." — John Rockwell, The Pop Life (1976)

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