progressive ideals
Liberal reform principles
Progressive ideals are the core beliefs associated with progressivism—a political orientation favoring social reform, expanded civil rights, and government action to address inequality.
These typically include support for labor protections, environmental regulation, universal healthcare, and policies addressing systemic discrimination.
The phrase often appears in political rhetoric: She ran on a platform of progressive ideals.
What counts as progressive shifts over time; yesterday's radical positions become today's mainstream.
- living wageIncome covering necessities
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- paid family leaveCompensated absence for caregiving
- democracyRule by the people
renewable energy · climate action · civil rights · voting rights · grassroots organizing · LGBTQ+ rights · bodily autonomy · diversity · workers' rights · human rights · fair trade · transparency · fairness · racial equality · representation · healthcare access · free college · conservation
progressive idealsconservative values
Beliefs favoring established norms
right-wing ideology · conservatism · far-right ideology · paleoconservatism · religious conservatism
progressive idealstraditionalism
Adherence to inherited customs
status quo · conservatism · preservationism · orthodoxy · fundamentalism
progressive idealstraditional values
Long-established cultural principles
social conservatism · family values · religious values · patriarchal values · ethnonationalism
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