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(CNN)- Fresh off the plane from a whirlwind four days of meetings in Europe, Secretary of State John Kerry stopped by a progressive policy forum in Washington on Thursday to chide U.S. leaders for allowing the government to shut down.

The plan, modeled on a policy paper issued earlier this year by the Progressive Policy Institute, would provide states and districts increased flexibility, demand stricter accountability for results, and target...

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In a tightly scripted campaign launch in which there were few surprises, the comments were unexpected, at least by progressives, who saw them as an early sign she may shift away from the centrist economic policies pursued by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Warren is expected to try tugging her party toward more progressive policies, while some more moderate Democrats are emphasizing the need to appeal to the type of working - class white voters who helped Trump win Midwestern states carried in recent elections by Democrats.

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Marc Lee, economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, a progressive Vancouver think tank, says that government action on the reforms suggested by labour will be hampered by ideological objections to running deficits in bad times.

This is not the society that Canadians want, yet successive governments have enabled it by dismantling our social safety net, eroding progressive taxation, and introducing policies that weaken unions and hurt working Canadians.

Highly critical of New Labour but strongly influenced by Scandinavian social democracy, Compass is advancing themes and policies which will resonate on the progressive left in Canada — a relentless focus on -LSB-...]

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Recently, however, progressive charities like the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives have been audited by the Canada Revenue Agency for allegedly being «too political.»

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In 2015, Progressive Direct grew its policy count by 9.1 %, GEICO only 5.4 %, and in terms of profitability the combined ratio at Progressive was a 95.1 %, and GEICO's was a 98.0 %.

A poll conducted by Illinois Policy found 42 percent of active likely voters in Illinois oppose a progressive tax, with 29 percent unsure or having no opinion, and 29 percent supporting.

After years of inaction by the old Progressive Conservative government, it is refreshing to have a government that believes in climate change and has actually presented a policy to address it.

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Intended to influence the two - party system constructively, the Disinterested Party would serve «as the organized and effective agency of progressive policies conceived and projected only for the well - being of the whole body politic,» and it would be «protected against decadence by its renunciation of officeholding and patronage.»

As William Appleman Williams deliberately sought to reshape and radicalize U.S. foreign policy through a revisionist (and essentially Marxist) reading of the history of America's encounter with the world, so Jay Dolan has, with energy and imagination, sought to buttress the «progressive» agenda in contemporary American Catholicism and the cause of an «independent American Catholic Church» by a radical retelling of the story.

Since the emergence of Populism in the 1890s, thinking about American public policy has been dominated by what might be called the progressive paradigm.

The voting evidence suggests it is the logical one although I guess electoral reform will be the stumbling block - http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mpsee.php Still, it would give Labour the chance to demonstrate that the Lib Dems are essentially a party of the centre - right in a way that we are not, to renew our policies, and to reach out to those genuinely progressive MPs who have, by some mischance, ended up in the Lib Dems.

Shelley is a proven leader with the experience, integrity, and talent we need to enact progressive policies and fight for middle - and working - class New Yorkers,» the email stated, signed by the governor.

They gave their largest contribution of $ 15,000 to a public policy fund run by Citizen Action, one of the progressive groups who endorsed Nixon.

While Cuomo has hewed to progressive principles on social policy by backing gay marriage and gun control, he hasn't on some other issues.

get real, Karl, and acknoeledge the rather basic difference between a situation in which: a / a leftist government is being obstructed from carrying out progressive policies by the EU...

The Progressive presidents advocated a very interventionist foreign policy, since they were motivated by the desire to help people as much as possible, even people abroad.

This was a policy more progressive than Labour's own points - based system, which may not have been known or understood by much of the electorate, whereas the LibDem's policy was widely known.

In a coalition by contrast many of the policies and much of the influence comes from the progressive Liberal Democrat tradition.

«They will be joined by an extraordinary group of community leaders and activists who support Jumaane in pursuing progressive policies that will change the lives of all New Yorkers for the better,» the event description reads.

The letter was signed by Rootstrikers, American Family Voices, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org and four other groups that campaign for progressive policies.

After several years of more progressive policies, typified by David Cameron's famous «hug a hoodie» comments, the party's home affairs team unveiled a tough set of measures to designed to prioritise public safety over criminal's rights.

Without mentioning President - elect Donald J. Trump by name, Cuomo again, as he did in Manhattan Monday, said New York state would be a blocking force to policies that would go against the state's «progressive» history.

The negative poll numbers aren't a surprise coming from Staten Island, where residents resist de Blasio's more progressive policies and often believe their concerns are ignored by the city.

The co-counsel in the case, Jenn Rolnick - Borchetta of Demos, a progressive policy organization, told POLITICO New York, the need to give information to people who have been stopped by the police «has been ordered, but what that is going to look like isn't yet figured out.»

The event was organized by Perkin's successor, freshman Sen. Brian Benjamin (D - Harlem), who said a Democratic majority with Stewart - Cousins in charge would allow for progressive policies related to health care, rent control, education, and ending mass incarceration.

The Tories have some progressive offerings in their manifesto, though their economic policies continue to be punitive to women and the gendered impact of austerity continues to be imposed by a male - dominated cabinet.

«While he'll continue to be funded by the special interests and the business as usual crowd, my campaign will remain focused on donations from hard - working New Yorkers who share the core belief that Bill de Blasio and his progressive policies are progressively bad for New York.»

«We stand here today in outrage and disappointment that 15 of our City Council members, including nine members of the Progressive Caucus, have decided to participate in a delegation to Israel sponsored by groups known for promoting Islamophobic public policies,» said Brandon Davis, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace, in opening a rainy press conference outside of City Hall on January 12.

We are attracted by the idea of coalitions between progressives, especially if they result in electoral reform, genuine reform of the House of Lords and of the City, legislation for fixed - term parliaments, stronger civil liberties, an enhanced Freedom of Information Act, closer ties with Europe, a multilateral foreign policy and withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Netroots Nation 2010 will include panels led by national and international experts; identity, issue and regional caucuses; prominent political, issue and policy - oriented speakers; a progressive film screening series; and the most concentrated gathering of progressive bloggers to date.

Cuomo's commitment to restraint will be tested by his increasingly progressive policy orientation and populist pledge to shovel more benefits to the middle class, including «free» public - university tuition for families earning up to $ 125,000.

In talks brokered by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cuomo promised, in exchange for the WFP's support, to back progressive policy priorities, including a higher minimum wage, the DREAM Act, decriminalization of marijuana, and the public financing of elections.