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The Puzzle of Western Progressivism
The Context of Corruption
Progressive Reform: "For the Good of the People"
Electoral Reforms: Initiative/Referendum/Recall Direct Election of Senators Example: Oregon's William U'ren Assessment: women's suffrage (later this week), "at-large" elections, disfranchisement
Economic Reforms: Anti-trust laws Regulatory commissions Maximum hours/Minimum wages Protective labor laws for women and children Muller v. Oregon (1908) Workers' compensation laws Employers' liability laws Example: California's Hiram Johnson Assessment: The promise and perils of regulation, anti-syndicalism laws
More Progressive Reforms: Moral Reforms Prohibition Anti prostitution Conservation (later this week)
State Reform Goes National The Progressive Party The Election of 1912
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