Democracy in Print: The Best of The Progressive Magazine, 1909–2009

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Democracy i n p r i n t Democracy i n p r i n t the best of The Progressive Magazine, 1909–2009 Edited by M a t t h e w R o t h s c h i l d the university of wisconsin press The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711–2059 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/ 3 Henrietta Street London wc2e 8lu, England Copyright © 2009 by The Progressive Magazine All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a Web site without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Democracy in print : the best of the Progressive magazine, 1909–2009 / edited by Matthew Rothschild. p. cm. isbn 978-0-299-23224-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-299-23223-8 (e-book) 1. Progressivism (United States politics) 2. United States—Politics and government—20th century. 3. United States—Politics and government—2001– I. Rothschild, Matthew. II. Progressive (Madison, Wis.) III. La Follette’s weekly magazine. IV. La Follette’s magazine. jk271.d435 2009 320.51´30973—dc22 2008046312 To the memories of Robert M. La Follette Sr., Belle Case La Follette, Robert M. La Follette Jr., Philip La Follette, William T. Evjue, Morris H. Rubin, Mary Sheridan Rubin, and Erwin Knoll— all who edited The Progressive over the past 100 years. And to progressives everywhere! The real cure for the ills of democracy is more democracy. —robert m. la follette ...