The Progressive

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The Progressive

MAGAZINE

Founded in 1909 by Senator Robert M. La Follette as La Follette's Magazine. It is based in Madison, Wisconsin. The publication played a large role in the fight against McCarthyism and also in 1979 published The H-Bomb Secret: How We Got It, Why We're Telling It, prompting legal action from the U.S. Government.

Official Website:
http://www.progressive.org/

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Samuel H. Day Activist 5-Oct-1926 26-Jan-2001 Antinuke crusader

Barbara Ehrenreich Author 26-Aug-1941 Nickel and Dimed

Robert W. McChesney Author c. 1955 Rich Media, Poor Democracy

Judith Miller Journalist 2-Jan-1948 Credulous NY Times WMD maven

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