A Progressive Perspective on Employment
Employment is the Progressive Party’s core strategy for distributing wealth to individuals and ensuring that they are able to purchase the necessary goods and services for their basic needs and…
A Progressive Perspective on Cooperatives
The Progressive Party's economic structure consists of three tiers. Key industries, such as power generation and transport, are owned and operated by the local or state government. Medium- and large-scale…
A Progressive Perspective on Trade
Free trade between industrially advanced countries can be of mutual benefit. However, free trade between rich and poor countries is usually detrimental for the less developed trade partner. The dominant…
A Progressive Perspective on Democracy
Political democracy, where the people select their government leaders through free and open elections, holds a vital place in society, but it can be improved by: educating the populace politically…
A Progressive Perspective on Spirituality
The Progressive Party subscribes to the underlying philosophy of Prout which is fundamentally spiritual in nature, not because it subscribes to a specific religious view, but because it acknowledges the…
A Progressive Perspective on Socialism
Socialism is a broad term which refers to variety of economic, political, and social theories. Most of these ideas contrast themselves with capitalism by opposing private ownership, competitive relationships, and…
A Progressive Perspective on Sustainability
Sustainability refers to the ability of systems to “sustain” or endure over time. Since the 1980s, public and private entities throughout the world have adopted the path of ‘sustainable development’,…
A Progressive Perspective on Markets
A market economy depends upon the interplay of supply and demand to determine how capital is invested, what is produced, and how goods are priced. For example, when there is…
A Progressive Perspective on Wealth Disparity
Capitalism, especially in its current form of neo-liberal corporate capitalism, facilitates the concentration of wealth by powerful individuals and business entities. Due to inheritance, ineffective or regressive taxation on wealth,…
A Progressive Perspective on Taxes
Historically, taxes have been viewed as a “necessary evil” in order to fund government. They have been difficult to collect, have exacerbated inequalities in society, and encouraged a host of…