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Urdu poetry, 1935-1970 : the progressive episode
This book attempts to determine the nature and meaning of the term 'progressivism' and assess its significance in the larger context of Urdu literature and, ultimately, South Asian literature.
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WHICH TEXTUALISM?
The academic indictment of textualism was almost in. Although textualism has in recent decades gained considerable prominence within the federal judiciary, legal scholars remain skeptical: critics argue that textualism is insensitive to the actual workings of Congress, overly rigid, or (conversely) overly malleable and thus not much different from its main competitor purposivism. Moreover, some critics charge that textualism is not a neutral method of interpretation at all. Instead, these commentators insist, textualism is often used as a smokescreen by conservative judges to reach ideologically acceptable outcomes.
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On Dupont Circle : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and the progressives who shaped our world
On the eve of World War I, twelve young people came together in Washington, D.C.'s tony Dupont Circle neighborhood. They were ambitious for personal and social advancement, and what bound them together was a sheer determination to remake America and the rest of the world in their progressive image. The group mixed cocktails, foreign policy, and bed-mates as they set out to remake the world. For the next twenty years they pursued increasingly important careers as their private lives become ever more entangled. On the eve of WWII, the group came together again for a second chance at history-- this time the result was the United Nations.
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Sixteen for '16 : a progressive agenda for a better America
\"An uncompromising manifesto for positive social policy. Its arguments are clear, concise, and supported by hard data. The progressive agenda laid out in [this work] is ambitious but realistic and achievable. America can and should lead the world toward a better tomorrow, from securing jobs to saving the Earth\"--Page 4 of cover.
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The classical liberal version of labor law: Beware of coercion dressed up as liberty
In this Article, I contest on both theoretical and empirical grounds the progressive agenda, as represented by Hanoch Dagan, that seeks to advance the unionization movement in the name of individual autonomy and property. Theoretically, the Article shows that the common-law account of autonomy, which stresses freedom of action from external constraints involving the use or threat of force, provides the best analytical framework, one that undermines the modern progressive case for collective bargaining by workers. The negative account of autonomy applies to all persons; its correlative duties are simple. It applies regardless of the overall level or distribution of wealth. It is scalable from small to large societies. And it forces employers to respect the full range of material and psychological needs in order to recruit and retain their workers.
In contrast, the modern progressive alternative imposes no clear correlative duties on employers. It has no obvious way to constrain the dominance of union forces. And its commands are sufficiently complex that they are often not understood by the workers whom they are intended to protect.
Empirically, this Article shows that the institutional rigidity of union structures in dynamic markets fails; and it rejects the claim that individual workers are wedded to their current employer, given competitive forces that allow for rapid entry and exit. Given the long-term systematic advantages of the classical liberal model, it is no surprise that unions are generally in decline in major industrial societies.
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The Gospel of Beauty in the Progressive Era : Reforming American Verse and Values
\"In The Gospel of Beauty in the Progressive Era, Lisa Szefel investigates the place of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century poetry in transmitting ideas about political reform during the Progressive Era. It charts the work of poets, critics, and editors who created an institutional infrastructure of organizations, magazines, and prizes to nurture writers who addressed the problems wrought by unregulated industrial capitalism. Many of these figures were African Americans, women, and immigrants who forged literary networks and popularized political ideas that contributed in unrecognized ways to both the development of literary Modernism and a progressive articulation of rights\"-- Provided by publisher.
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