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The difference between progressives and liberals


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On Friday's episode of Fresh Air, resident linguist Geoff Nunberg discusses the current use of the term "progressive." He asks the question: Are today's "progressives" claiming to be the philosophical descendants of the original American Progressive Party, or are they just a bunch of Volvo driving "Liberals" too gunshy to call them selves "the L-word."