re: #458 VioletTiger

What would fall under social progressivism? Is it just things like gay marriage and abortion or are there other issues?

Well, I’ll give you wiki— notice that there’s a difference between social progressivism and being progressive on social issues, in that social progressivism is often going to be in conflict with fiscal conservatism, to the extent that the social position requires government spending:

Current positions associated with social progressivism in the United States include legal recognition of same-sex marriage, access to contraceptives, public funding of embryonic stem-cell research, and abortion rights. Public education is a subject of great interest to social progressives, who support comprehensive sex education in public schools and the distribution of condoms to high school students, but are strongly opposed to school prayer (on grounds that it violates separation of church and state), school vouchers (on grounds that it distracts from the problem of public school under-performance and deprives them of funds), and opposition to intelligent design in curriculums.[citation needed]

Today, a majority of social progressives in the United States are associated with the Democratic Party. The Congressional Progressive Caucus in the United States House of Representatives works together to advance liberal issues and positions. The group advocates “universal access to affordable, high quality healthcare,” fair trade agreements, living wage laws, right of workers to organize, abolition of significant portions of the USA PATRIOT Act, legalization of same-sex marriage, campaign finance reform laws, a complete pullout from the war in Iraq, a crackdown on corporate welfare and influence, an increase in income tax rates on the wealthy, tax cuts for the poor, and an increase in welfare spending by the federal government. Fringe segments of the movement remain opposed to faith-based initiatives and the war in Afghanistan but are not endorsed by the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

The Progressive Democrats of America is a progressive political organization and Political Action Committee operating inside the Democratic Party. They support progressive taxation, a single-payer health care system, fair trade, election reform, and energy conservation.