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Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 AM

Is it OK to be liberal again, instead of progressive?

Come out of the closet, liberals. Stop using the fashionable euphemism "progressive" and relaunch the old, tarnished L-word.
By Michael Lind

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  • Friday, November 21, 2008 09:45 AM

    Yep, A Liberal

    I live just next to one of the most conservative districts in our country, in one of the most conservastive of states. I've always admitted to being a liberal when the discussions I've been in, turn political. They often are astounded, I reply, yep a liberal.

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