The Progressive

The Progressive
October 2002 cover
Acting Managing EditorDavid Boddiger
CategoriesPolitics, culture
FrequencyMonthly
FounderRobert M. La Follette, Sr.
Founded1909; 115 years ago (1909)
(as La Follette's Weekly)
First issue1929; 95 years ago (1929) (as The Progressive)
CompanyProgressive, Inc.
(a non-profit corporation)
CountryUnited States
Based inMadison, Wisconsin
LanguageEnglish
Websiteprogressive.org
ISSN0033-0736
OCLC531780706

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] For a period, The Progressive was co-owned by La Follette family and William Evjue's newspaper The Capital Times.[3] Its headquarters are in Madison, Wisconsin.[4]

The publication covers civil rights and civil liberties-related topics, immigrant issues, environmentalism, criminal justice reform, and democratic reform.[5] Its current acting and managing editor is David Boddiger.[6] 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Timeline", The Progressive magazine May 1, 2004.
  3. ^ a b 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)
  4. ^ Bill Bigelow; Bob Peterson (1 January 2002). Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. Rethinking Schools. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-942961-28-7. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  5. ^ Rothschild, Matthew (2009). Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive Magazine, 1909–2009. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 978-0299232245.
  6. ^ "Staff & Board of Directors". Progressive.org. Retrieved 2024-03-17.