Progressives and Progressive Reform
What was the Progressive Movement?
“A Response to Industrialism”
“A Search for ORDER”
How does one produce a more humane, yet “ordered” society?
“Innovative Nostalgia”
Social Darwinists vs Progressives
If “environment” is so important, how can it be improved?
Thinking SYSTEMATICALLY
Once one understands the “system” and the problems it creates, how can one change it for the better?
Theory vs Practice “Pragmatism”
Educate the public: “Muckrakers”
Beyond Education: INTERVENTIONISM
Optimism: The Social Gospel Movement
“Optimistic Interventionism” …and its discontents
Social Control vs Social Justice
Order and Consensus vs Redistribution of Resources and Power