as in left
a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom
liberalism had always claimed to stand for the greatest social good
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Recent Examples of liberalism
The last gasp of New Deal liberalism (or Clintonian neoliberalism)?
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Monthly: In defense of everything-bagel liberalism.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
The Golden State’s path to parity has not been serendipity or an inevitable result of California liberalism.
—Barbara Boxer, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
For the White House, Harvard presents a major hurdle in its effort to force change at universities that Republicans claim have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Monthly: In defense of everything-bagel liberalism.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
The Golden State’s path to parity has not been serendipity or an inevitable result of California liberalism.
—Barbara Boxer, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025
For the White House, Harvard presents a major hurdle in its effort to force change at universities that Republicans claim have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liberalism
left
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On the left, the deduction widely is seen as benefiting only wealthy taxpayers, even though many of the Cook County homeowners whose property tax bills alone are in excess of the current $10,000 deductibility cap hardly are rich folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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But people on the left might favor technologies that would mitigate climate change over weapons and rockets.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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“Liberalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liberalism. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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