Merriam-Webster defines early 20th-century “Progressivism” as “a political philosophy and social reform movement that aims to advance the public good through government action…” Today, “progressive” ...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why focus on magazines? -- Magazines, modernization, and community in America -- The modernization of America -- Modernization and community in America -- The path forward: ...

(RNS) — It has been a foreboding few weeks in Israel. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, the largest, most powerful force in American Jewish life, was there to witness much ...

When we study social movements, we often come across the question of how movements rooted in cultural and social reform transform themselves into durable political institutions. This transition can ...

Readers's guide -- Timeline -- Jane Addams -- Susan B. Anthony -- Ella Jo Baker -- Daniel and Philip Berrigan -- Rachel Carson -- Eugene Debs -- Jared Diamond ...

“I fear that we are losing the soul of the Reform movement,” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch said at the opening of “Re-Charging Reform Judaism,” a two-day conference held this week in New York City. “Here and ...