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Progressivism was the reform movement that ran from the late 19th century through the first decades of the 20th century, during which leading intellectuals and social reformers in the United States sought to address the economic, political, and cultural questions that had arisen in the context of the rapid changes brought with the Industrial Revolution and the growth of modern capitalism in America. The Progressives believed that these changes marked the end of the old order and required the creation of a new order appropriate for the new industrial age.
There are, of course, many different representations of Progressivism: the literature of Upton Sinclair, the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the history of Charles Beard, the educational system of John Dewey. In politics and political thought, the movement is associated with political leaders such as Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt and thinkers such as Herbert Croly and Charles Merriam.
While the Progressives differed in their assessment of the problems and how to resolve them, they generally shared in common the view that government at every level must be actively involved in these reforms. The existing constitutional system was outdated and must be made into a dynamic, evolving instrument of social change, aided by scientific knowledge and the development of administrative bureaucracy.
At the same time, the old system was to be opened up and made more democratic; hence, the direct elections of Senators, the open primary, the initiative and referendum. It also had to be made to provide for more revenue; hence, the Sixteenth Amendment and the progressive income tax.
Presidential leadership would provide the unity of direction -- the vision -- needed for true progressive government. "All that progressives ask or desire," wrote Woodrow Wilson, "is permission -- in an era when development, evolution, is a scientific word -- to interpret the Constitution according to the Darwinian principle; all they ask is recognition of the fact that a nation is a living thing and not a machine."
What follows is a discussion about the effect that Progressivism has had -- and continues to have -- on American politics and political thought. The remarks stem from the publication of The Progressive Revolution in Politics and Political Science (Rowman & Littlefield, 2005), to which Dr. West contributed.
Remarks by Thomas G. West
The thesis of our book, The Progressive Revolution in Politics and Political Science, is that Progressivism transformed American politics. What was that transformation? It was a total rejection in theory, and a partial rejection in practice, of the principles and policies on which America had been founded and on the basis of which the Civil War had been fought and won only a few years earlier. When I speak of Progressivism, I mean the movement that rose to prominence between about 1880 and 1920.
In a moment I will turn to the content of the Progressive conception of politics and to the contrast between that approach and the tradition, stemming from the founding, that it aimed to replace. But I would like first to emphasize how different is the assessment of Progressivism presented in our book, The Progressive Revolution, from the understanding that prevails among most scholars. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that few scholars, especially among students of American political thought, regard the Progressive Era as having any lasting significance in American history. In my own college and graduate student years, I cannot recall any of the famous teachers with whom I studied saying anything much about it. Among my teachers were some very impressive men: Walter Berns, Allan Bloom, Harry Jaffa, Martin Diamond, Harry Neumann, and Leo Strauss.
Today, those who speak of the formative influences that made America what it is today tend to endorse one of three main explanations. Some emphasize material factors such as the closing of the frontier, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of the modern corporation, and accidental emergencies such as wars or the Great Depression, which in turn led to the rise of the modern administrative state.
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Chiefs of the All Progressives Congress in Ado-Ekiti , Ekiti State, on Wednesday blamed the Peoples Democratic Partys 15 years of misrule for the poverty and spate of insecurity in Nigeria.
They spoke at the official presentation of the APCs governorship candidate Governor Kayode Fayemi by the interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, ahead of the June 21 governorship election inthe state.
The criticism followed the spate of bomb blasts in the country and the abduction of of 200 pupils of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by the Boko Haram group.
Reports said no fewer than 150 people died in Tuesdays twin bomb blasts in ever-busy Jos Terminus Market, Plateau state. On Thursday, two schools in Bauchi State were attacked while Kano city was bombed on Sunday.
A minute silent was observed at the rally in honour of victims of such attacks in Nigeria.
Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha who called out governors of the APC to present their endorsement letters to Fayemi lamented that Nigeria was going through a very difficult moment.
Referring to the Tuesdays bombing, he said, Many may not agree that today Nigeria is going through a very difficult moment. Let me say that a nation like Nigeria that is facing extreme danger of daily bombings, killings and blood letting should better seek the wisest cause of action and not of mourning.
A former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, said the APC was the cure to Nigerias headache, ineptitude, insecurity, poverty and unemployment.
He said, On the morning of election, you have nothing to fear. Dont be afraid, go there, demand your rights, you will not have this (opportunity) again until another four years. This is the opportunity to show your happiness and the rejection of the property development party.
A former military Head of State and chief of the party, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, commended Fayemi whom he said through his achievements had demonstrated the capability of a good leader in the trying time of Nigeria.
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PDP responsible for spate of insecurity, says APC
Interim National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed | credits: File copy
The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday accused the Federal Government of being insincere in its war against the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
This was part of the communiqu read on behalf of the party, by its interim National publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, after a four-hour meeting at the partys National Headquarters, in Abuja.
Mohammed said the APC was disappointed that the Federal Government had yet to reach out to it; in spite of a subsisting offer of assistance and an appeal to the Jonathan-led administration to convene a national security summit.
The party said, We make bold to say that the Federal Government has been very insincere in its persistent call for national unity to combat the despicable Boko Haram sect.
This has been manifest, perhaps more than at any other time, since the tragic abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok over a month ago.
Up to this moment, the Federal Government has yet to reach out to the APC, the main opposition party, on how to forge a common front against this despicable terror group, despite our incessant efforts to reach out to the government.
Nigerians will recall our various interventions in which we stated clearly that only a non-partisan approach could help extricate Nigeria from the death grip of Boko Haram; how we have consistently called on the government to organise a national stakeholders summit to put all hands on deck and how we have made a number of recommendations which we feel can help pep up the fight against the terror group.
The only response we have received so far is that in which the government said it had implemented or it is implementing those recommendations anyway, in what clearly amounts to an unnecessary hubris and a cold shoulder.
According to the party, the Federal Government that has been calling on the international community for assistance must know that charity begins at home, and that for all hands to be on deck, the APC cannot be ignored.
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BHaram: APC accuses Jonathan of insincerity
The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday accused the Federal Government of being insincere in its war against the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram.
This was contained in the communiqu read on behalf of the party, by its interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, after a four-hour meeting at the partys National Headquarters, in Abuja.
Mohammed said the APC was disappointed that the Federal Government had yet to reach out to it in spite of a subsisting offer of assistance and an appeal to the Goodluck Jonathan-led administration to convene a national security summit.
The party said, We make bold to say that the Federal Government has been very insincere in its persistent call for national unity to combat the despicable Boko Haram sect.
This has been manifest, perhaps more than at any other time, since the tragic abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok over a month ago.
Up till this moment, the Federal Government has yet to reach out to the APC, the main opposition party, on how to forge a common front against this despicable terror group, despite our incessant efforts to reach out to the government.
Nigerians will recall our various interventions in which we stated clearly that only a non-partisan approach could help extricate Nigeria from the death grip of Boko Haram; how we have consistently called on the government to organise a national stakeholders summit to put all efforts together and how we have made a number of recommendations which we feel can help pep up the fight against the terror group.
The only response we have received so far is that in which the government said it had implemented or it is implementing those recommendations anyway, in what clearly amounts to an unnecessary hubris and a cold shoulder.
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