Welcome to this 107th episode of The Shift where host Doug McKenty discusses the history of Progressivism with blogger and documentary filmmaker Duane Hayes. Though many believe the progressive movement to be grassroots, fighting the forces of Capitalist oppression in favor of the needs of the common person, this conversation exposes a history replete with influence by the very forces it claims to refute. You will be surprised to discover that early “scientific socialists” were intimately connected to a very wealthy elite promoting a continuance of the Anglo-American Empire, eugenics, technocracy, behaviorist education, and even the use of propaganda to manipulate the masses into accepting these forms of social engineering. Find out more about Duane’s work at The History of Propaganda on YouTube or go to www.bulletproofpub.com.
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I hold a Master of Arts Degree in History, and I took a history course called Gilded Age and Progressive Era. This is an interesting episode about how this society formed America’s modern politics. Please note, I shared The Shift on Twitter and Facebook, but I cannot share because I am not on WordPress. Thus, here is my like. *****