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| Acting Managing Editor | David Boddiger |
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| Categories | Politics, culture |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
| Founded | 1909 (as La Follette's Weekly) |
| First issue | 1929 (as The Progressive) |
| Company | Progressive, Inc. (a non-profit corporation) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Language | English |
| Website | progressive.org |
| ISSN | 0033-0736 |
| OCLC | 531780706 |
The Progressive is a left-leaning American magazine and website covering politics and culture. Founded in 1909 by U.S. senator Robert M. La Follette Sr. and co-edited with his wife Belle Case La Follette, it was originally called La Follette's Weekly and then La Follette's.[1] In 1929, it was recapitalized and had its name changed to The Progressive.[1][2][3]
From 1928 until June 1940, The Progressive was co-owned by La Follette family and William Evjue's daily newspaper The Capital Times, after which time full ownership and control was obtained by the La Follettes and Morris H. Rubin, publicity director of Phil La Follette's National Progressives of America political organization, was installed as editor.[4]
The magazine's headquarters remain in Madison, Wisconsin.[5]
The publication covers civil rights and civil liberties-related topics, immigrant issues, environmentalism, criminal justice reform, and democratic reform.[6] Its current acting and managing editor is David Boddiger.[7] Previous editors included La Follette Sr., Belle Case La Follette, their son Robert Jr., William Evjue, Morris Rubin, Erwin Knoll, Matthew Rothschild, Bill Lueders and Ruth Conniff.
- ^ a b Jon Bekken (2008). "Progressive". In Stephen L. Vaughn (ed.). Encyclopedia of American Journalism. New York: Routledge. pp. 422–3. ISBN 978-0-415-96950-5.
- ^ "Timeline", The Progressive magazine May 1, 2004.
- ^ Bernard A Weisberger, The La Follettes of Wisconsin: Love And Politics in Progressive America Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1994. ISBN 0299141306 (p. 282)
- ^ Associated Press, "La Follettes in Control of 'Progressive': End to 'Pussy-Footing' Policies is Promised by Two Brothers in Conduct of Weekly," Sheboygan Press, June 26, 1940, p. 1.
- ^ Bill Bigelow; Bob Peterson (January 1, 2002). Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. Rethinking Schools. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-942961-28-7. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ Rothschild, Matthew (2009). Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive Magazine, 1909–2009. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0299232245.
- ^ "Staff & Board of Directors". Progressive.org. Retrieved March 17, 2024.