RETHINKING THE GILDED AGE AND PROGRESSIVISMS
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Rethink this...

2/17/2016

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Some great links raising fundamental questions of the institute and connections to today.


MPR interviewed our wonderful Academic Director, Robert Johnston, for this piece on defining progressivism in history and its relationship to the presidential race. 

 
Leon Fink, our visiting Labor historian writes here about labeling Bernie and using "socialism."
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Do we live in a Second Gilded Age?  
  • James Livingston argues against that comparison here. 
  • Heath Carter also raises the question and looks to both politics and religion to find his answer.  
  • Michael Lansing looks to frustrations of the electorate to take his position.

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