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Today on AirTalk, we're talking about the AI app that has sent U.S. tech stocks reeling in its wake. We'll consult with experts on how Trump's environmental policies might affect CA's goals in that area. We're talking with Bill Deverell, an L.A.-based historian, who wrote an essay on how we can use SoCal history to guide our rebuilding efforts after the fires. We'll be using the Oscar-nominated film The Brutalist to start a larger conversation about the use of AI audio in the film industry. We'll end the show with a conversation about the future of the Progressive Party in the U.S. Today on AirTalk: What is the AI app that sent tech stocks reeling? (0:15) How will Trump's policies affect CA's environmental goals (15:45) Using history to guide rebuilding efforts in SoCal (33:51) LA schools take on reopening (51:27) AI audio in films (1:13:08) The state of U.S. Progressivism (1:27:56)

Professor Nancy C. Unger is an historian with a special interest in the progressive era in American history and an author of biographies of progressive era reformists Bob and Belle La Follette. Senator Robert La Follette was a third-party candidate at the 1924 US presidential election (100 years ago) for the Progressive Party and Belle La Follette was active on the women's suffrage circuit.

Jeff discusses the pivotal role Theodore Roosevelt played as a spoiler in the 1912 presidential election, and the legacy he left for Third Parties. Do they tend to be about ideas or personalities? Why don't they seem to last beyond an election cycle or two? How do they fit into our political culture and systems, and what can we learn from our past to help us grapple with today's divided political landscape? Learn more about Mike, including his books and podcast, at his website: https://www.michaelpatrickcullinane.com/ Read the Progressive Party platform from 1912: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/the-progressive-party-platform-1912/ #thirdparty #tr #bullmoose #1912 Host: Jeff Sikkenga Executive Producer: Greg McBrayer Producer: Jeremy Gypton Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea

Isaac Evans-Frantz is joined by former State Senator and WDEV Radio Host Anthony Pollina, who is currently Chair of the Vermont Progressive Party.

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After the death of Warren G Harding, Vice President Calvin Coolidge inherits a booming economy, but he also inherits one of the biggest political scandals in American history. To win his party's nomination and overcome the Teapot Dome scandal, Calvin Coolidge must live up to his nickname: Silent Cal. To beat Coolidge, Democratic nominee John W. Davis must overcome a bitterly divided Democratic party and a third party challenger, the Progressive Party's Robert M LaFollette. *** To listen to the entire series—all 59 episodes—right now and ad-free, become a subscriber at IntoHistory.com, a channel of history podcasts made just for history lovers like you. Enjoy ad-free listening, early releases, bonus content and more, only available at IntoHistory.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hridayesh Tripathi, a Nepalese politician, presently holds the position of President of the People's Progressive Party, having previously served as the Minister of Health and Population.

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Last time we spoke about the Railway Protection Movement and the Wuchang Uprising. Emperor Guangxi and Empress Dowager Cixi were dead leaving regent Zaifeng in charge of the ailing dynasty. Alongside their deaths, the Guangzhou-Hankou and Sichuan-Hankow railway lines would become the trigger to end the Qing dynasty. The people were already angry, but would become furious when news came that the railway lines were going to be nationalized using foreign loans. Some in Sichuan attempted financing their railway line to thwart the foreigners, but in the end they simply were unable. Zaifeng unleashed the brutish General Zhao Erfeng to quell the protesters, but this massively backfired. Revolutionaries within the Hubei army unleashed an uprising in Wuchang. The mutineers formed a military government representing Hubei with Li Yuanhong as their leader. The year is 1911, Wuchang is but the spark that will light the flame of revolution.   #87 The Xinhai Revolution of 1911   Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. The insurrection that broke out in Wuchang on October 10th of 1911, was not a sheer accident. It was part of a larger event occurring all over China. Revolutionary leaders like Dr. Sun Yat-sen had inspired multiple groups of revolutionaries, many of whom recruited men within the New Armies forming in the provinces. These groups also had links to secret societies. If you pop open wikipedia and look up the Xinhai Revolution or 1911 revolution one of the first things you will notice is the page consists of a long list of uprisings. Uprisings sprang out all over China. Some of these groups were connected, many were not at all. A famous revolutionary leader, Song Jiaron founded the Revolutionary Alliance in 1911. Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing helped Sun Yat-sen start a second uprising in Guangzhou that failed, and this basically ended the Revolutionary Alliance's role as the dominant revolutionary group. When the Wuchang uprising began, all these leaders were taken by surprise. The Hubei revolutionaries had very loose connections to the revolutionary alliance. It was Song Jiaorens intent to use the Revolutionary alliance as a sort of authority over the multiple revolutionary groups. Song Jiaoren advised the Wuchang uprisers to take it slower, but they simply were impatient for action.  As a result of the Wuchang uprising, the Qing court ordered the Minister of War, General Yinchang and General Feng Guozhang to lead the Beiyang Army to quell the rebellion in Hubei. In the last episode I mentioned Admiral Sa Zhenbing was also asked to take the Qing navy to quell the rebellion, but they simply sailed off to Shanghai and got caught up in their own sort of mutiny. Now while this was going on, back in 1909 Yuan Shikai, the man who created the Beiyang Army, had been relieved of all his posts by Zaifeng. Yuan Shikai kept networking with influential figures during his exile. Something particularly important he did was manage his contacts that could help him remain in control of his precious Beiyang army. He married his niece to his adopted son Duan Qirui. Duan Qirui was reported to him regularly the ongoings of the beiyang Army. Now the Qing court knew the only force capable of quelling the rebellion was the Beiyang army, but their loyalty seemed to still be with the exiled Yuan Shikai. The Qing court in a panic had been repeatedly requesting Yuan Shikai return, offering him first Viceroy of Huguang and then Prime Minister of the Imperial Court. But Yuan Shikai kept procrastinating, stating he had a foot ailment and could not take such appointments. The Qing court kept begging and on October 30th, Yuan Shikai finally agreed and became Prime Minister on November 1st. As soon as Yuan Shikai took this position he asked Zaifeng to withdraw from Politics, effectively resigning as regent. After this Yuan Shikai formed a new cabinet, notably Han dominant. Empress Dowager Longyu awarded Yuan Shikai the noble title of Marquis of the 1st rank. Basically the Qing court was bending over backwards to please Yuan Shikai because he literally was holding them hostage because he made it clear the Beiyang army was his to command alone. Meanwhile Yinchang and Feng had traveled to Hankou by rail and attempted to seize control over the city's northern suburbs. By October 18th, 1000 revolutionary soldiers had attacked Liujiamiao train station located at the northern approach to Hankou. The rebels were driven back initially, but later that day they regrouped and with the help of railway workers ambushed a train coming in with Qing soldiers. The train derailed, as Qing soldiers fought the rebels, but many also fled for their lives. 400 Qing soldiers were killed by the revolutionary force who proceeded to capture Liujiaomiao. The revolutionaries were greatly emboldened and grew to a force 5000 strong. On October the 20th, the rebels attacked Wushengguan, but were dealt a defeat and forced to withdraw back to Liujiaomiao. Despite the defeat, the rebels had proven themselves capable and this had an enormous impact. On October the 22nd, Tongmenghui in Hunan province led by Jiao Defeng and Chen Zuoxin declared an uprising at Changsha. They captured the city, killing the local Qing general and announced a new Hunan Military government in opposition to the Qing dynasty. Alongside this on October 22nd, Tongmenghui in Shaanxi led by Jing Dingcheng, Qian Ding and Jing Wumu launched an uprising and captured Xi'an after two days of battle. The Hui muslim community was divided on who to support. Hui of Gangsu supported the Qing dynasty while Hui of Shaanxi supported the revolutionaries. The Hui muslims of Xi'an joined the revolutionaries to slaughter Manchu, but General Ma Anliang led over 20 battalions of Hui Muslims to fight for the Qing against a revolutionary army led by Zhang Fengui. Within the Xi'an area, over 20,000 Manchu would be massacred by revolutionary forces. However Ma Anliang would be very successfully fighting back for the Qing forces, it was only after learning later on that the throne was abdicating that Ma Anliang would change sides. Thus Hunan and Shaanxi had both declared independence from the dynasty. Back in Hubei, the Qing court removed Yinchang from command and handed formal power to Yuan Shikai whose loyal lt's Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang were right and ready for action. Duan and Feng led the 1st and 2nd armies who marched upon Wuhan. By the 26th, the Beiyang Army was advancing by rail and stormed the northern suburbs of Hankou. They began their assault using heavy artillery and machine guns to devastating effect. The revolutionary forces took 500 deaths, under the rather poor leadership of Zhang Jingliang. It was suspected Zhang Jingliang was sitting on the fence, possibly collaborating with the Qing. The revolutionaries would lose control over Liujiamiao and regain it twice. By the 28th Liujiamiao saw house to house fighting between the two sides. On that same day Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing arrived to Hankou from Shanghai. They came to offer their support to the revolutionaries. Huang Xing had brought over 1000 revolutionary troops to help bolster Wuchangs 5000 strong force. With the additional support the revolutionaries were able to hold the Qing forces back, but they lacked heavy artillery and machine guns. The Qing forces were dishing out severe casualties. Facing such tough resistance, Feng Guozhang became enraged and ordered Hankou razed to the ground. A fire would burn throughout the city for over 3 days. By the 1st of November, the Qing had seized control over Hankou, but both sides had suffered casualties in the thousands as a result. On November 3rd, Li Yuanhong handed command of the revolutionary forces to Huang Xing who had proven himself a more capable military leader. New recruits from Hunan began to boost their force and by November the 11th the province declared independence. Around this time, the Qing Navy had effectively defected, multiple warships had gone to assist revolutionaries in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. An uprising broke out in Hangzhou seeing revolutionaries capture a large quantity of military supplies. Here a young Chiang Kai-shek captured some government offices and gradually Hangzhou. The revolutionaries of Zhejiang and Jiangsu raised a siege against Nanjing using Qing warships. The siege was led by Xu Shaozhen, Chen Qimei and other defected generals. Between November 24th to December 1st, the revolutionaries captured Wulongshan, Mufushan, Tianbao, Yuhuatai and countless other Qing strongholds. On December 2nd, Nanjing fell to the revolutionaries, it was a tremendous victory.  Back over in Hubei, the revolutionaries now 13,000 strong at Hanyang, forded the Han river marching to take back Hankou. Yuan Shikai was on the other side of the river leading a force 30,000 strong. While many revolutionary leaders sought to defend Hanyang, it was Huang Xing who seized the initiative. On November 17th the revolutionary forces began an artillery bombardment of Hankou from the Guishan heights, before launching a two-pronged attack. Their artillery was quite inaccurate and as their infantry advanced, Yuan Shikai's artillery quickly pinned down their right flank. This saw the revolutionary left flank managing to ford the river alone, whom ran into Qing defenders who easily repelled them back by the 18th. The revolutionary army suffered 800 casualties in the disastrous attempt. On the 21st of November, Yuan Shikai launched an attack against Hanyang. One force bypassed the revolutionaries' defenses by assaulting Xiaogan further to the west. The two armies gradually converged and fought at Sanyanqiao. The next day another Qing force forded the Han river from Hankou and seized the strategic heights in Hanyang. The revolutionaries sent reinforcements twice from Wuchang to advance across the Yangtze river to Hanyang, but suffered tremendous casualties in the process. Another group of revolutionaries in Wuchang planned to cross the Yangtze to advance to strike Liujiamiao behind the Qing defensive lines, but apparently their commander got too drunk and failed to initiate on time. As a result his force failed to help the general assault which saw the Qing artillery bombardment the revolutionaries as they attempted crossing the Yangtze. Facing such terrible losses, the Hubei revolutionaries began to preserve their strength, causing outrage amongst the Hunan revolutionaries. After a week of brutal house to house combat, Yuan Shikai's forces gradually fought their way to the center of Hanyang. There they captured the munitions factory and revolutionaries artillery position upon Guishan. By November 27th, the revolutionaries were in a full retreat from Hanyang after suffering 3300 deaths trying to defend the city. By the end of November, Duan Qirui and Feng Guozhang both submitted plans to Yuan Shikai on how to deliver the killing blow to Wuchang. However despite their victories at Hankou and Hanyang, things overall were not good for the Qing loyalists. During the battle for Hanyang, as Huang Xing became the defacto commander in chief, Song Jiaoren had decided to withdraw south of the Yangtze to create a secondary revolutionary center. This was of course occurring everywhere in China. The fight to dethrone the Manchu empire had created an enormous power vacuum that many were eager to set upon. Within weeks of the Wuchang uprising, as I had mentioned over in Shanghai leaders of the revolutionary alliance began an uprising declaring Shanghai independent. This spread to Zhejiang and Jiangsu, and soon 14 provinces had seceded. With so many provinces declaring independence and so many revolutionary groups vying for power, the need for a central government became a necessity. If the movement was to survive, regional rivalries needed to be overcome, national unity was essential. Wuchang and Shanghai being two of the strongest factions began to clash, but while they did the siege of Nanjing saw the great secondary capital seized by rebels.  Now while all of this was going on, secret talks were being made between the revolutionaries and none other than Yuan Shikai. Unbeknownst to the Qing court as they continuously lavished Yuan Shikai with titles, he was being tossed countless bribes to come to the revolutionary side. On november 3rd the Qing Court under immense pressure had passed the 19 articles, intending to finally reconstitute the Qing government into a constitutional monarchy. 6 days later Huang Xing cabled Yuan Shikai inviting him to join their republic. Yuan Shikai was thus in one of the most advantageous positions possible. For he and he alone could control the strongest army in CHina, the Beiyang army. He could crush the rebels in Wuchang, but he did not do so. In fact he had held his men back the entire time. On December 1st, Yuan Shikai agreed to a 3 day cease-fire and secretly began talks with the revolutionaries in Hankou. The 3 day ceasefire soon turned into another 3 days, then 15 days, and finally it encompassed all of december. On December 2nd Nanjing fell, and the revolutionaries agreed the new provisional government should be set up there. Revolutionary leaders met there and passed an outline on December 3rd on how they would create a republic. A public announcement was made that within a week's time they would elect a provisional government. This all was done within the scramble for power, for example Song Jiaoren and Chen Qimei had stayed in Shanghai attempted to hold their own assembly. On December the 18th, a North-South Conference was held in Shanghai trying to figure out how to solve issues between the north and south. Yuan Shikai sent his subordinate Tang Shaoyi to negotiate with the revolutionaries in Wuhan. Meanwhile the revolutionaries chose Wu Tingfang to speak to the foreign powers of the UK, US, Germany, Russia, France and Japan about helping support their new republic. Thus simultaneously, the Revolutionaries were negotiating with foreign powers to fix future deals with their republic as they negotiated with Yuan Shikai to allow their revolution to succeed. In the end, it was Yuan Shikai who held the keys to the car as we say. You might be asking yourself, ok, but where is Dr. Sun Yat-Sen during all of this? At the offset of the Wuchang uprising Dr Sun Yat-sen was in Denver Colorado. He had been in the US for quite some time fund raising for revolutions. He was shocked to find out about the Wuchang uprising and there was little he could do about everything. Huang Xing was thus his 2nd in command trying to hold the fort down for him. Dr Sun Yat-Sen with his closest foreign advisor and friend, Homer Lea rushed over to Britain trying to secure financing for a future Chinese republic, before sailing back to China by December 21st. He had come back just in the nick of time as the presidential election was held on December 29th. Over 45 representatives from 17 provinces participated and Sun Yat-Sen received 16 out of 17 votes. On January 1st of 1912, Sun Yat-Sen announced the establishment of the republic of China in Nanjing and was inaugurated as the provisional president of the republic. General Li Yunhong was made provisional vice president; Huang Xing became minister of the army; Song Jiaoran became director general of law making and countless other positions were filled. At the same time many leaders sought to establish the new flag of the republic. Wuchang wanted to use their 9 star flag; Lu Hadong wanted to use his Blue Sky with a White sun flag; Huang Xing favored a flag bearing the mythical well field system of village agriculture, but in the end a major compromise was met. The new flag would be the banner of 5 Races under one Union. If you google the flag, you can see its 5 colors; red for Han, yellow for Manchu, blue for Mongols, white for Muslims and black for Tibetans. This was all grand, but there was one problem, Yuan Shikai could obliterate their new republic at any moment. To solve the Yuan Shikai problem, some of the revolutionaries sought to lure him to the south. To do so they began secretly negotiating with him, offering to appoint him president over the new Nanjing government. However if Yuan Shikai were to move to the south, he would lose the power of his northern armies. On January 16th, while returning to his residence, Yuan Shikai was ambushed in a terrorist attack organized by the Tongmenghui. 18 revolutionaries  tried to kill him with a bomb at Donghuamen in Beijing. 10 Qing guards were killed in the process, but Yuan Shikai was not seriously injured. Yuan Shikai sent a message to the revolutionaries the next day pledging his loyalty to their cause and asking them not to try assassinating him again. To make a point, Yuan Shikai secretly ordered his troops to begin looting and burning down parts of Beijing like the Dong'anmen gate. Thousands of people were killed in this type of mutiny. Yuan Shikai was showcasing to the rebels the new government would be in Beijing and that he refused to move to Nanjing where he would not be able to control his military as effectively.  In the meantime there was the pesky issue of…well the Qing dynasty and their emperor still existed! The entire time Yuan Shikai and the revolutionaries were playing game of thrones, Yuan Shikai was also manipulating the Qing court. Yuan Shikai told the Qing court and Empress Dowager Longyu the revolutionaries would butcher them all, unless dramatic concessions were made. Zaifeng stepped down as regent on December 6th, and the Empress Dowager Longyu took over the empire. Yuan Shikai made it clear to her, Puyi had to abdicate the throne, because he would not be able to protect them from the revolutionaries. On February the 12th, Yuan Shikai and Empress Dowager Longyu met, and as recalled in Puyi's autobiography “The Dowager Empress was sitting on a kang [platform] in a side room of the Mind Nature Palace, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief as a fat old man [Yuan] knelt before her on a red cushion, tears streaming down his face. I was sitting to the right of the widow and wondering why both adults were crying. There was no one in the room other than the three of us and everything was very quiet; the fat man snorted as he spoke and I couldn't understand what he was saying... This was the time when Yuan directly raised the question of abdication”. Yuan Shikai pressured Empress Dowager Longyu, by stating the imperial family's lives would not be spared if the emperor did not abdicate. If the revolutionaries reached Beijing before an abdication, the provisional government would not honor and terms between them. On February the 3rd Longyu gave Yuan Shikai full authority to negotiate the abdication terms between the Qing dynasty and the provisional government. Yuan Shikai sneakily drew up his own terms and dispatched it to the revolutionaries. The Imperial edict of abdication of the Qing Emperor would thus end 276 years of Qing rule and imperial rule that has lasted over 2132 years. Nearly 4000 years of monarchy had come to an end. Throughout China's grand history, old dynasties had always been replaced by new dynasties. After 1911, it was the first time a monarchy was completely overthrown and a republic was ushered in.  Puyi would retain his imperial title and be treated as a monarch by the new Republic. Puyi and the royal family could remain in the northern half of the Forbidden city and the Summer palace. The Republic would grant them an annual 4 million taels. The reign of the last Qing emperor Puyi, had thus come to an end. All of this was negotiated through Yuan Shikai with the revolutionaries. He promised the revolutionaries he would get the emperor to abdicate, in return to be made the president of the new provisional government. It was a masterstroke of deception and power grabbing. In many ways you game of thrones fans can think of him as little finger if he actually won the throne…well maybe in the books he might still do so if Martin ever gets his fat ass to finish them.  The revolutionaries really had no choice in the matter. During the battles, Yuan Shikai proved his Beiyang army was overwhelmingly more powerful. The only reason Yuan Shikai did not crush the rebellion was simply because he sought the best outcome for himself. After working most of his life to bring an end to the Qing dynasty, to usher in democracy, Dr Sun Yat-sen had to give up his presidency. It was a bittersweet moment to be sure. Dr Sun Yat-Sen is considered the Father of the Nation by both China and Taiwan. Though Dr Sun Yat-Sen had to step down, he still fought bitterly to keep the new capital as Nanjing rather than Beijing. But Yuan Shikai's powerbase was in Beijing, his Beiyang Army and loyal officers were all there.  On February the 14th the issue came to a vote in the provincial senate, 20-5 in favor of Beijing vs Nanjing, there were two other votes for Wuhan and Tianjin. The senate majority wanted to secure the peace with Yuan Shikai, and there was also the added effect of checking against a Manchu restoration or Mongol secession. Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing argued for Nanjing to balance against Yuan Shikai's power base in the north. Li Yuanhong presented Wuhan as a compromise, the provincial senate voted again, this time 19 vs 6 for Nanjing. Sun Yat-Sen then dispatched Cai Yuanpei and Wang Jingwei to persuade Yuan Shikai to move to Nanjing. Yuan Shikai welcomed the delegation and agreed to the move, but then suddenly on February 29th riots and fires broke out all over Beijing. It was allegedly orchestrated by Cao Kun a loyal officer under Yuan Shikai. The chaos gave Yuan Shikai pretext to stay in Beijing, lest the unrest continue. Thus Yuan Shikai won the issue, Beijing would be the capital. The battles during the Xinhai revolution had raged on for 41 days and in the end 13 provinces joined the revolution. In October of 1912 Yuan Shikai conferred honors to commanders on both sides of the battles to commemorate the founding of the new republic. It is estimated the battles had taken the lives of 4300 soldiers. Yuan Shikai was air quotes elected provisional president of the republic of China on February 14th and sworn in March 10th. In 1912, the Chinese national assembly elections were held, the first for the new republic. 30,000 electors chose 2000 members of the provincial assemblies and 596 members of the house of representatives and 274 senate members were elected by the provincial assemblies. Adult males over the age of 21 who were educated, owned property, paid taxes or who could prove they resided in China for more than 2 years were allowed to vote. Its estimated 40 million people registered for the election, that's roughly 5% of the population. Now Sun Yat-Sen was not going to allow Yuan Shikai to steal the new republic without a fight. Sun Yat-Sen was no fool and knew he  would have to take a backseat for awhile so he asked Song Jiaoren to lead the political war effort to try and dismantle Yuan Shikai's stranglehold. Song Jiaoren mobilized the Tongmenghui. He offered an alliance to like minded small parties to join the Tongmenghui and thus ushered in the Kuomintang on August 25th of 1912 at the Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing. Song Jiaoren's KMT party won 269 out of 596 seats in the house of representatives and 123 seats out of 274 in the senate. The remaining seats were taken by the 3 other parties; the republicans led by Li Yuanhong; The Unity Party led by Zhang Binglin and the Democratic Party led by Tang Hualong. There were countless other smaller parties, but effectively Song Jiaoren was regarded as the next prime candidate for the position of Prime Minister. The 3 other losing parties all merged into the Progressive Party under the leadership of Liang Qichao and thus they were the opposition.  At this point Yuan Shikai held overwhelming executive power and Song Jiaoren was leading the fight to dismantle that. During his campaigning Song Jiaoren made it abundantly clear he vehemently desired to limit the powers of the president. He also always took the chance to be critical of Yuan Shikai's obvious ambitions. Song Jiaoren from the very beginning began a campaign against Yuan Shikai, accusing him of attempting to restore a monarchical system, most likely to make himself Emperor. Song Jiaoren was learning from Dr Sun Yat-Sen and proved himself a very capable politician, but he also made a ton of enemies, above all else, Yuan Shikai. It looked like Song Jiaoren's first major action would be to push for an election of a future president. On March 20th of 1913, while traveling with a group of colleagues to parliament in Beijing, Song Jiaoran was shot twice at the Shanghai railway station by a lone gunman named Wu Shiying. Wu Shiying had been contracted by Ying Guixin, the leader of the Green Gang an underworld group. Ying Guixin also happened to be the chief of intelligence for Chen Qimei and a close associate of Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai had his secretary Zhao Bingjun order the hit. Song Jiaoren died two days later from his wounds. An investigation was made implicating Ying Guixin in the assassination, but Ying Guixin fled for his life and was murdered by two unknown swordsmen. Then Zhao Bingjun was poisoned. Talk about loose ends? Chinese media sources all pointed fingers at Yuan Shikai and indeed the population basically knew it was him. However there was no significant evidence to pin the crime upon Yuan Shikai and thus he was never actually implicated.  Yuan Shikai was busy planning further assassinations of his political enemies and in april he secretly secured a loan of 25 million pounds sterling from Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Japan. This loan was used to bolster his Beiyang Army. In order to secure this loan the Beiyang government had to cede partial control over its national treasury to foreign ownership as leverage. This of course was humiliating and done without parliament causing massive outrage. The ones giving the most voice against Yuan Shikai were of course the KMT, whose leader had just been assassinated. Yuan Shikai began a process of bribing and killing his KMT enemies. Yuan Shikai began dismissing governors who were pro KMT and did whatever he possibly could to collapse them.  Meanwhile as a result of the formation of the republic of China, all the revolutionary armies had been disbanded, but their soldiers were not compensated for toppling the Qing dynasty. This led to wide scale discontent. Yuan Shikai continued to gradually seize control over the government, while increasing his Beiyang Army and diminishing any other military forces that could threaten him. Yuan Shikai had thus greatly angered the revolutionary soldiers and the KMT. His political abuses were rampant, he was using violence to basically dissolve any opposition. The paint was on the wall as they say. Dr Sun Yat-Sen and the KMT would not stand for it any longer, there was to be a second revolution. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The Wuchang Uprising was a springboard for other uprisings that ushered in the Xinhai revolution. The Qing dynasty had fallen and now a new Republic of China had emerged, but for how long could this experiment last? Yuan Shikai sought to seize ultimate power and it seems he was winning.

When I got to university, one of the highlights of the year was the InterVarsity rugby match between UCT and Stellenbosch. By that time, I was fairly politically aware, having grown up as a liberal, my parents having been founder members of the Progressive Party, and at UCT, there were a very limited number of black students, (meaning Africans Coloureds and Indians) and they were obviously very aware of segregation. One of the targets of people who were anti segregation was the annual InterVarsity between UCT and Stellenbosch. One year we would go to Stellenbosch and one year they would come to UCT and my recollection is that the UCT home ground for the InterVarsity was Newlands. Among the circle in which I discussed politics, the idea of boycotting InterVarsity gained ground and some people who pledged themselves to boycott InterVarsity did not carry it out or did carry it out initially, but lapsed. I carried it out throughout my period as a student at UCT. This has been part of my political consciousness, that I have not undertaken what I would not carry out. While that is an ethical consciousness, it can also be rigid and that may explain why in the years that followed, I continued to boycott apartheid rugby and cricket and sports. But even now, when there is no ethical reason against watching rugby, when we have non-racial sports it's hard for me to adapt and break a de facto boycott. It should be mentioned that in the period that followed my studying and teaching at UCT up till late 1969, the anti-apartheid movement in Britain and later New Zealand developed effective campaigns to disrupt Springbok rugby tours. Although I was in the UK at the inception of the campaign, I stayed away because I was en route to leaving my studies and working as an underground operative. Later, when I was in prison from the mid-1970s, the Springbok tour of New Zealand was extensively disrupted. We had no access to newspapers but could sense that something "terrible" had happened (from the point of view of the warders) because of the aggressive way they opened our doors and addressed us. RWC 2023 and its significance Obviously, many people are very happy about the Springboks winning the World Cup and as indicated, it has evoked widespread joy and a sense of a previously divided people belonging to one another. Without having studied this carefully, the high-profile presence and leading players being black did not happen by chance, but involved careful work by coaches "Rassie" Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber. The victory resulted to a significant extent from conscious focusing on "spotting" potential rugby stars in the black communities from under-15 level and enhancing their talents through a rugby academy established by Erasmus. That is why one has a black rugby captain and black players as leading members of the team. It may have coincided with making the team more representative of the population as a whole, but according to Erasmus, the black captain and players were not specifically intended as a contribution to this spirit. It is the result of the academy and improving opportunities. Erasmus maintains every player and the captain were chosen on merit. Even if not intended, it has had political effects, as Mondli Makhanya summarises: "Much has been said about the leadership of Rassie Erasmus, Siya Kolisi and the rest of the technical team. Yes, leadership matters tons but that does not tell the whole story. "The sense of purpose prevails among all members of the team, and you can feel that when they are wearing that jersey - it is more than just about playing a game of rugby. It is about national duty, … "And so we find ourselves in an era when a symbol that black people were prohibited from wearing and that they in turn reviled is now the most potent sense of pride for all. "And we find a sport that was regarded as 'the Afrikaner's second religion' is now the one that glues the nation together." (See Mondli Makhanya, "From symbol of apar...

Maldives has elected a new President, Mohamed Muizzu from the Progressive Party of Maldives. In the elections that concluded in September, he defeated the incumbent, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party. The elections were also viewed by many as a referendum on the country's foreign policy. While Solih was perceived as pro-India, Muizzu is seen as pro-China. One of the main election promises made by Muizzu was to end any Indian military presence on Maldivian territory. Muizzu is set to formally take office on November 17. What prompted Muizzu to build his poll campaign around opposition to Indian military presence in Maldives? Will Maldives foreign policy now take a pro-China tilt? And for India, what are the strategic implications of Solih's exit from power?

  A look at South Korean political parties Libsyn page: whydocountriesexist.libsyn.com Email: whydocountriesexist@gmail.com Feedback and request forum: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5m6cVniic8zkY13UZmUAxwLTNuVdBEkYqHmQCvvyAkGcUSg/viewform?usp=sf_link Patreon: patreon.com/Whydocountriesexist797 Paypal: paypal.me/whydocountriesexist     Intro 0:00 Background and political structure 0:44 Democratic Party of Korea (Liberals) 3:48 People Power Party (conservatives) 7:46 Justice Party 11:37 Basic Income party 14:51 Transition Korea 15:24 Progressive Party 16:04 Hope of Korea 16:55 Patron pitch 17:30 Outro 23:28

This week we are sharing an episode from our companion podcast, Live at the National Constitution Center. In this episode, these three leading experts on American presidents—Sidney Milkis and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia's Miller Center, and Stephen Knott of Ashland University—warn about the increasingly demagogic nature of the presidency. Their discussion traces a historical journey, from George Washington, who governed as a neutral and unifying officeholder, to modern presidents—from Teddy Roosevelt to FDR and Woodrow Wilson onward—who fanned populist passions. They also offer solutions for how to restore the Framers' vision of the constitutional presidency today. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.     Resources:   Stephen Knott, The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal (2020)  Nicholas Jacobs and Sidney Milkis, What Happened to the Vital Center?: Presidentialism, Populist Revolt, and the Fracturing of America (2022)  Michael Nelson and Barbara Perry, The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads (Miller Center Studies on the Presidency) (2021)  Stephen Knott, Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy (2022)  Sidney Milkis, Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy (2009)     Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org. Continue today's conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr.  Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly.  You can find transcripts for each episode on the podcast pages in our Media Library. 

The Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University and the National Constitution Center present a discussion exploring how the institution of the modern presidency has evolved through the lens of studying the constitutional visions and approaches to executive power of some of America's past presidents. Join presidency experts Sidney Milkis and Barbara Perry of the University of Virginia's Miller Center and Stephen Knott of Ashland University for this conversation moderated by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen. This program is presented in partnership with the Center for Constitutional Design at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Additional Resources Stephen Knott, The Lost Soul of the American Presidency: The Decline into Demagoguery and the Prospects for Renewal Nicholas Jacobs and Sidney Milkis, What Happened to the Vital Center?: Presidentialism, Populist Revolt, and the Fracturing of America Michael Nelson and Barbara Perry, The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads (Miller Center Studies on the Presidency) Stephen Knott, Coming to Terms with John F. Kennedy Sidney Milkis, Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party, and the Transformation of American Democracy Stay Connected and Learn More Continue the conversation on Facebook and Twitter using @ConstitutionCtr. Sign up to receive Constitution Weekly, our email roundup of constitutional news and debate, at bit.ly/constitutionweekly. Please subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center and our companion podcast We the People on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

Heather and Joanne respond to the presidential candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy and the hype surrounding the No Labels political organization by looking at two past third-party bids that changed the nation: the 1844 presidential candidacy of James G. Birney's anti-slavery Liberty Party and the 1912 campaign of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.  How can third party candidacies reflect the values of the nation? How can they backfire? And how should Americans balance their interest in presidential purity with the strategic considerations of living in a democracy?  What are Heather and Joanne's personal feelings about Third Party bids? They share more of their thoughts in a special “Backstage” segment of the podcast. Become a member of CAFE Insider and get access to Backstage episodes and other exclusive content. For a limited time, you can get 40% off the initial annual membership price with discount code JUSTICE. Head to cafe.com/history to learn more and join. For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/the-third-party-problem/ Now & Then is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The son of Josephine (Anderson) Poindexter and William B. Poindexter, Miles Poindexter was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His father served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and they lived in Malvern Hill, Henrico County, Virginia. Poindexter was born and raised in Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he also attended the Fancy Hill Academy. He continued his education at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he earned an LL.B. in 1891.He afterwards relocated to Walla Walla, where he was admitted to the bar and started a law practice. The next year, Miles was appointed Walla Walla County's prosecutor. In 1897, he relocated to Spokane, where he continued to grow his legal practice. From 1898 to 1904, he was Spokane County's assistant prosecuting attorney. From 1904 to 1908, he presided as a superior court judge.Poindexter won a seat in the US House in 1908. He was re-elected in 1910 and served one term from 1909 to 1911. Because the state legislature chose him for the U.S. Senate, he resigned before the start of his new term in March of 1911. He served from 1911 to 1923 and was re-elected in 1916. In 1912, Poindexter joined the Progressive Party, but he later switched back to the Republicans in 1915. Poindexter ran unsuccessfully in 1922 for reelection to the Senate and in 1920 for the Republican presidential nomination.Listen now to learn more about this fascinating Evergreen State politician!A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at:     https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at Historyoftheevergreenstatepod@gmail.comTo keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryoftheevergreenstatepodcastThank you for listening!

Tina and Hillary cover the Chamberlain-Kahn Act and the assassination attempt of Theodore Roosevelt. Tina's Story The Chamberlain-Kahn Act was initiated to help stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections among service men. BUT instead, it led to the incarceration of thousands of women. Hillary's Story In 1912 former republican President Theodore Roosevelt ran for president again under the Progressive Party. BUT while on the campaign trail, he is nearly assassinated. Sources Tina's Story Bartleby The Chamberlain Kahn Act And Its Effect On Society (https://www.bartleby.com/essay/The-Chamberlain-Kahn-Act-And-Its-Effect-P3UGCJTKVG5ZW) History America's Forgotten Mass Imprisonment of Women Believed to Be Sexually Immoral (https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women)--by Scott W. Stern Mead Project Source Page An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen: Chapter 15 (The Chamberlain-Kahn Act) (https://brocku.ca/MeadProject/USA/Chamberlain_Kahn_1918.html) New Republic A forgotten War on Women (https://newrepublic.com/article/148493/forgotten-war-women)--by Kim Kelly Time The U.S. Detained 'Promiscuous' Women in What One Called a 'Concentration Camp.' That Word Choice Matters (https://time.com/5276807/american-concentration-camps-promiscuous-women/)--by Scott W. Stern Wikipedia Chamberlain-Kahn Act (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamberlain%E2%80%93Kahn_Act#cite_note-3) Photos Bag of Trouble Government Poster (https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women)--from US National Library of Medicine The Trials of Nina McCall Book (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/561471/the-trials-of-nina-mccall-by-scott-w-stern/)--by Scott W. Stern via Penguin Hillary's Story History Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-shot-in-milwaukee) JAMA Network SCHRANK ADJUDGED INSANE ON REAL EXPERT TESTIMONY (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/1346161) The New York Times SCHRANK, WHO SHOT T. ROOSEVELT, DIES; Insane Man Had No Visitors in 31 Years in Wisconsin Asylums (https://www.nytimes.com/1943/09/17/archives/schrank-who-shot-t-roosevelt-dies-insane-man-had-no-visitors-in-31.html) Theodore Roosevelt Center John Flammang Schrank (https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Law-and-Justice/John-Flammang-Schrank.aspx) Theodore Roosevelt Institution It Takes More Than That to Kill a Bull Moose: The Leader and The Cause (https://web.archive.org/web/20190304223801/http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/site/c.elKSIdOWIiJ8H/b.9297449/k.861A/It_Takes_More_Than_That_to_Kill_a_Bull_Moose_The_Leader_and_The_Cause.htm) Wisconsin Life Shot In The Chest, Theodore Roosevelt Kept Talking In Milwaukee (https://wisconsinlife.org/story/shot-in-the-chest-theodore-roosevelt-kept-talking-in-milwaukee/)--by Dean Robbins Wikipedia Attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Theodore_Roosevelt) Theodore Roosevelt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt#Post-presidency_(1909%E2%80%931919)) Photos Theodore Roosevelt (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Unsuccessful_1912_2.jpg)--from Pack Brothers (Public Domain) via Wikipedia Speech with Bullet Holes (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Political_address_by_Theodore_Roosevelt_through_which_the_bullet_passed_when_the_attempt_was_made_to_assassinate_him_at_Milwaukee_in_1912.pdf/page2-969px-Political_address_by_Theodore_Roosevelt_through_which_the_bullet_passed_when_the_attempt_was_made_to_assassinate_him_at_Milwaukee_in_1912.pdf.jpg)--from MHS Archive (Public Domain) via Wikipedia Lung X-Ray with Bullet (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/TR-Xray.jpg)--from Library of Congress (Public Domain) via Wikipedia John Schrank (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/JohnSchrank2.jpg)--from Library of Congress (Public Domain) via Wikipedia

The O'Leary Review Podcast Guest: Adam Haman December 11, 2022   Professional poker player and member of the Libertarian Party of Nevada's Executive Committee, Adam Haman, joins the program today. The show notes are best read over at our Substack page: https://briandoleary.substack.com/   Tom Woods School of Life Adam and I are both members. Go to https://tomschooloflife.com/ to get on the waiting list. I recommend joining the school.     Tom Woods 100 One of the goals of this program is to get at least 100 people within the Tom Woods orbit on the podcast. “Tom's orbit” is loosely defined, but in our case, Adam is #11. Less than ninety to go! #TomWoods100   Who is in the Tom Woods world? I have a website that will go live soon with discussions I've had with Tom Woods School of Life members. WhoIsInTheTomWoodsWorld.com   Tom Woods Show Adam was a guest of Tom's on Ep 764. YouTube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESb05ay5yfo   Movie mentioned: Rounders (1998) Adam astounded Tom with his Mike McDermott impression: https://youtu.be/wZ7goMiVkT4     Online poker Try not to tear up after reading the story of the demise of online poker in the United States of America. The Wikipedia entry…dig much further and you will indeed cry.   World Series of Poker Main Event An event that Adam HAS NOT participated in. He mentions the famous 2003 WSOP main event won by a “nobody,” Chris Moneymaker, a 27-year-old accountant. Yes, his real name. Moneymaker won a seat in the main event by winning a “satellite” online tournament. The poker craze took off for a while after Moneymaker's victory, known as the “Moneymaker effect.”   Battle Born Podcast The Official Podcast of the Libertarian Party of Nevada   Other Podcast mentioned: Part of the Problem w/ Dave Smith and Robbie “The Fire” Bernstein   Reno “takeover” With Mises Caucus Takeover of Libertarian Party… (vdare.com) Libertarian Party Mises Caucus   Potential Libertarian Party presidential candidates mentioned: Spike Cohen Dave Smith Former LP candidate mentioned: Jacob Hornberger   Ron Paul presidential campaigns We talk a little about the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of Dr. Ron Paul. I did not mention the essay I contributed to a book called Voices of Revolution: Americans speak out for Ron Paul. The ebook now appears to be free at lulu.com. This book was put together for the 2012 campaign. There was a call to action on the Tom Woods Show for a writing contest of some sort, so I fashioned an essay and it ended up leading off the entire book (after the introductory essay by the editor). I encourage people to download it. My essay starts on page 17.     Nevada Ranked Choice voting fiasco “NOTA” – None of the Above — could it be on the way out? A good discussion on the Battle Born Podcast (with Adam) https://vimeo.com/776379960     1996 US Senate election in Massachusetts The odious Bill Weld (R) ran against the evil John Forbes Kerry (D).   The California 12 district election from 1948 O'Leary mentioned that Richard Milhous Nixon garnered the nomination from both the Republican Party (of which he was a member and sitting congressman) and the Democratic Party. It is unclear if this is true—we took a cursory revisionist historical glance at the evidence. What is true is that the Democrats did not run a candidate against Nixon. Nixon was quite popular within the district—eastern Los Angeles area including Pasadena, Pomona, and Whittier—even with Democrats. The future president won 87.8% of the vote in 1948 compared to the 12.2% won by the Progressive Party candidate, Una W. Rice. Fair to say that most Democrats voted for Nixon. Ironically, the 12th congressional district is no longer a GOP stronghold. It is no longer in Southern California, either. Now it exists within the tony Democratic refuge of San Francisco. The district is also the bastion of one “Cruella Demented,” known to her constituents and those throughout the nation as (former?) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Occasionally my hero, Dennis Miller, has been known to rant and once noted that Pelosi, looks like “a Muppet washed on hot.” I cannot disagree. More Miller on Pelosi: https://youtu.be/60cKE-WAQqU   Alex Epstein Fossil Future Mentioned in Clowns to the left, jokers to the right (The O'Leary Review, July 25, 2022) https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/clowns-to-the-left-jokers-to-the   Podcast Mentioned:The O'Leary Review Ep 11 w/ Hartmuth Pelger https://briandoleary.substack.com/p/hartmuth-pelger-career-coach#details   Join us at Substack. If you have ideas, you are a potential “Stacker.” Start your own Stack here: https://substack.com/refer/briandoleary  

After the Midterms have concluded, there is a significant divide in the Republican Party. The Sos Report dives into this divide and finds a considerable issue that looms over the Republican Party: it is messaging to its supporters. President Trump is leading the Patriot Party, which stands for America's First Agenda. At the same time, the Republican Establishment is more focused on giving up some of your rights to compromise with the Progressive Party. That is a significant issue because the fall election exposed the divide we, as voters, now must look at. I hope you tune into this informative episode and Remember to Keep It Sossy:) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soslan-temanson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soslan-temanson/support

Bernie Sanders is considered the first to come out openly as a Progressive, which is different from his Counter Part President, Joe Biden, who is a Democrat. There is a significant difference between a Progressive and a Democrat, which many people do not know. The Sos Report dives in and explains how the Progressive Party have hijacked the Democratic Party with their agendas. The Democratic Party that most people think of is leaving people in the dark with their Anti-American Bills that are intended to undermine America and what it was founded on. I hope you tune into this informative episode and remember to do your research instead of relying on others before voting. Remember To Keep It Sossy:) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soslan-temanson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soslan-temanson/support

"Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan political party, Japan Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), also spelled Liberal Democratic Party, Japanese Jiyū Minshutō, Japan's largest political party, which has held power almost continuously since its formation in 1955. The party has generally worked clos" "--START AD- #TheMummichogblogOfMalta Amazon Top and Flash Deals(Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://amzn.to/3CqsdJH Compare all the top travel sites in just one search to find the best hotel deals at HotelsCombined - awarded world's best hotel price comparison site. (Affiliate Link - You will support our translations if you purchase through the following link) - https://www.hotelscombined.com/?a_aid=20558 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets."""" #Jesus #Catholic. Smooth Radio Malta is Malta's number one digital radio station, playing Your Relaxing Favourites - Smooth provides a ‘clutter free' mix, appealing to a core 35-59 audience offering soft adult contemporary classics. We operate a playlist of popular tracks which is updated on a regular basis. https://smooth.com.mt/listen/ Follow on Telegram: https://t.me/themummichogblogdotcom END AD---" "ely with business interests and followed a pro-U.S. foreign policy. During nearly four decades of uninterrupted power (1955–93), the LDP oversaw Japan's remarkable recovery from World War II and its development into an economic superpower. The party largely retained control of the government from the mid-1990s, the main exception being the period 2009–12, when the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) was in power. History Although the LDP was formally created in 1955, its antecedents can be traced back to political parties of the 19th century. These parties formed before Japan even had a constitution, a parliament, or elections and were primarily protest groups against the government. One of these was the Jiyūtō (Liberal Party), formed in 1881, which advocated a radical agenda of democratic reform and popular sovereignty. The Rikken Kaishintō (Constitutional Reform Party) was a more moderate alternative, formed in 1882, advocating parliamentary democracy along British lines. Party names and alliances continued to be fluid after the first elections in 1890, eventually leading to the creation of Rikken Seiyūkai (Friends of Constitutional Government) and Seiyūkai's main rival, which operated under several names: Shimpotō (Progressive Party), Kenseikai (Constitutional Party), and finally Minseitō (Democratic Party). With the rise of militarism in Japan, however, the political parties lost influence. In 1940 they disbanded, and many of their members joined the government-sponsored Imperial Rule Assistance Association (Taisei Yokusankai). The Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945 was followed by a decade of political confusion. New parties were formed from the remnants of the old ones: the Liberal Party built on the old Seiyūkai, whereas the Progressive Party drew on factions of both the Seiyūkai and the Minseitō. The party system was highly fluid, with parties frequently merging or dissolving. For example, from 1945 to 1954 the Progressive Party changed its name four times, becoming the Democratic Party in 1947, the National Democratic Party in 1950, the Reform Party in 1952, and finally the Japan Democratic Party in 1954. In 1947–48 this party also joined with the Socialist Party to form a brief coalition government under the auspices of the U.S.-led occupation of Japan (1945–52). Other than this coalition government, it was common for two or three conservative parties to dominate Japan's political scene in the first postwar decade. This decade ended on November 15, 1955, when the Democrats and the Liberals formally united to form the Liberal-Democratic Party. With this merger, the LDP established itself as the conservative alternat

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I have many times called for reparations for all! #reparations4all The state, the government has historically carried out so much Injustice against all other groups, especially black, indigenous, all people of color POC as they're called today -except for the wealthy, white landowners and plantation owners! Thank you so much, Kermit for pointing out that our national History our national story needs to be updated, basically! The right wing nuts in this country shouldn't be afraid of some new scholarship that shows us clearly that colonizer owes reparations to pretty much all groups in America haha including women! That is an amazing point about being forced to give birth is a form of forced labor! Prohibited in the constitution! Wow! I'm going to take clips of this, on these points, and spread them around social media! I really think everybody should hear these revolutionary ideas I find them uplifting because they confirm that Progressive values are the way to go! We need these new, great ideas about how to proceed, from Mr Roosevelt's constitutional law perspective. Mr roosevelt, would you consider running for office with me :-) u can run for Prez, I don't mind!

Hey, y'all! This week we are diving into one those deep dives that just keep going and going. In the early 20th century, Louisiana politics became the playground of the most powerful progressive populist America had even seen: an enigmatic attorney named Huey Long. For part one, we are talking about Huey's childhood, his skill at dropping out of all forms of education, his start in law, and his first political race for State Railroad Commission.

The 1948 DNC convened in July with President Truman's approval rating as low as 32%. Northern Democrats pushed for a strong civil rights platform, which the President was in favor of. Conservative southern Dems were opposed. Moderates feared voter alienation. When the convention adopted the civil rights plank in a close vote, Southern Dems walked out and split off, nominating Strom Thurmond for President. They became known as Dixiecrats, hoping to force a contingency in the House of Representatives, extracting concessions from either Truman or Republican nominee Thomas Dewey. The post-war strikes didn't end. On October 26th the Radio Writers Guild struck for fair wages and for RWG guideline adherence by ad agencies. Their focus was the coming new medium: Television. Negotiations would continue into 1949. On Halloween 1948, the Presidential election was on everyone's mind. The night before, Thomas Dewey ended his campaign at Madison Square Garden. He'd run against FDR in 1944, losing, but received 46% of the popular vote. After President Roosevelt passed away, there were many who felt Dewey made a better post-war choice than Harry Truman. In the 1946 New York Gubernatorial election, Dewey won by nearly 700,000 votes, the most in New York history to that point. Tuesday, November 2nd was the 41st U.S. presidential election in history. Truman was a massive underdog with South Carolina's Governor Strom Thurmond opposing on the Dixiecrat ticket, and another FDR VP, Henry Wallace as the Progressive Party nominee. Meanwhile in the Middle East, The Arab-Israeli war raged on. Fighting started the previous November. It ramped after Palestine was officially dissolved, and Israel declared Independence on May 14th. Count Bernadotte of Visborg was assassinated in September by four members of Lehi, a Jewish Zionist group. One of whom—Yitzhak Shamir would go on to be the Seventh Prime Minister of Israel. Operation Hiram ended on Halloween with Israeli forces claiming to have complete control of Galilee. The fighting would continue into 1949. The Cold War was growing, with Americans investigating potential communist cells within the government, fearing the world could split into two distinct groups: those who supported democracy, and those who supported totalitarianism.

(As well as a note from The Big Story about covering breaking news.)On October 3, nearly everyone agrees that Premier Francois Legault and the CAQ will win another election. But after that, there's a lot in flux. The Parti Quebecois have shrunk to almost nothing, the Liberals are fighting to offer voters a vision ... and the Quebec Solidaire party has a progressive platform and an entirely different approach to sovereignty: Why should it only be for Quebec?Can they win over enough disgruntled CAQ voters to make it close? Will Quebec's younger voters come out in droves for a young leader who rose with them in university protests? And what does the future of La Belle Province look like?GUEST: Lisa Fitterman, writing in The Walrus

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 367, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: Groovy 1: In carpentry, this body part " and groove" form a joint between 2 boards. tongue. 2: Seen here are grooves in this Buckeye State scoured into limestone 18,000 years ago by the Great Ice Sheet. Ohio. 3: Much of the cortical surface of this is hidden in grooves called sulci. the brain. 4: This Simon and Garfunkel tune is also known as "The 59th Street Bridge Song". "Feelin' Groovy". 5: In this artistic process, printing is done by forcing ink into grooves made by acid. copperplate etching. Round 2. Category: Country Twosomes 1: This mother and daughter duo plan to reunite for a special New Year's Eve 1999 concert in Phoenix. The Judds. 2: Before sailing off for "Islands in the Stream" with Kenny Rogers, she was "Making Plans" with Porter Wagoner. Dolly Parton. 3: In 1987 this legendary singer did a remake of his hit "Crying" as a duet with k.d. lang. Roy Orbison. 4: For his version of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", Toby Keith enlisted the aid of this former "Policeman". Sting. 5: Their love led them to record "It's Your Love" and "Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me". Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. Round 3. Category: Third Party Presidential Candidates 1: This billionaire Texan ran in 1992 and again in 1996. Ross Perot. 2: In 1968 this former Governor won 13.5% of the vote and carried 5 states. George Wallace. 3: This man's third party candidacy in 1912 allowed Woodrow Wilson to win. Teddy Roosevelt. 4: He followed Jackson into the Presidency in 1836 and 12 years later ran as a third party candidate. Van Buren. 5: In 1924 this Wisconsin senator ran on the Progressive Party ticket and on the Socialist Party ticket. "Fightin'" Bob La Follette. Round 4. Category: Astronomy 1: The next time we'll be able to see this famous object from Earth is in 2134; reserve your seats now. Halley's Comet. 2: On Valentine's Day 2000, the Near spacecraft is due to begin orbiting this asteroid named for the Greek god of love. Eros. 3: Its "A" ring is a little over 9,000 miles wide. Saturn. 4: An early system classified stars as giants or these, of which our sun is one. dwarves. 5: The 200-inch mirror of the Hale Telescope on this California peak took some 10 months to cool after casting. Mt. Palomar. Round 5. Category: Columbus, Ohio 1: Columbus was the first U.S. city planned and built to be one of these. a state capital (a capital city accepted). 2: The Standard Oil Company opened the U.S.A.Â's first drive-in one of these in Columbus around 1913. a gas station. 3: USA Today says this ice cream and tropical fruit dish was invented in 1904 at FoellerÂ's Drug Store. a banana split. 4: School in Columbus thatÂ's home to the worldÂ's largest all-brass marching band. Ohio State University. 5: On October 12, 1992 Columbus plans to have a replica of this flagship sitting in its Scioto River. the Santa Maria. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!

Today's episode is a mashup of a Quickie and a full fledged Unf*cking. We start by going back in time to tell the origin story of the Progressive Party colloquially known as the Bull Moose Party. We examine the original party platform and draw a straight line between the issues facing the nation in 1912 that still face us today. Then we follow with a Quickie on three progressive members of the House of Representatives that give us hope for the future. Resources Indian Country Today: Theodore Roosevelt: ‘The Only Good Indians Are the Dead Indians' Smithsonian Magazine: Why Teddy Roosevelt Tried to Bully His Way Onto the WWI Battlefield Britannica: Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act The American Presidency Project: Progressive Party Platform of 1912 Problem Solvers Caucus: Problem Solvers Caucus Unveils "Building Bridges" The American Prospect: The Progressive Caucus Wields Power jayapal.house.gov Progressive Punch: Scores khanna.house.gov Pressley.house.gov Al Jazeera: When it comes to Islamophobia, we need to name names Book Love Henry F. Pringle: Theodore Roosevelt Herbert Croly: The Promise of American Life: Updated Edition Pod Love Majority Report with Sam Seder  Unf*cker Love Robert McDermott: Jone$town -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Subscribe to Unf*cking The Republic on Substack at unftr.substack.com to get the essays these episode are framed around sent to your inbox every week. Check out the UNFTR Pod Love playlist on Spotify: spoti.fi/3yzIlUP. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Unf*cking the Republic is produced by 99 and engineered by Manny Faces Media (mannyfacesmedia.com). Original music is by Tom McGovern (tommcgovern.com). The show is written and hosted by Mad Larry and distributed by bar backs. Podcast art description: Image of the US Congress ripped in the middle revealing white text on a blue background that says, "Unf*cking the Republic." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week's episode looks back at the results of two elections held last weekend in Europe – Iceland's parliamentary elections and the highly-anticipated federal election in Germany. In Iceland, the incumbent government increased their majority, but the party of Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir slipped backwards. Will she remain Prime Minister? Why did the Progressive Party manage to advance so significantly? And is the Social Democratic Alliance ever going to be able to recover after yet another disappointing set of results? In Germany, after initial exit polls projected a virtual tie, Olaf Scholz's SPD ticket looks to have narrowly edged the race to succeed Angela Merkel as Chancellor, but lengthy coalition negotiations await. Is the traffic light coalition the most likely option and will Merkel still be Chancellor at Christmas? Why did Armin Laschet's CDU ticket lose so many of its constituency seats? And as the Left so narrowly acquires compensation seats, why did their support collapse so significantly? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ballot-to-talk-about/message

Iceland's new government has more women in power than men for the first time ever, as final results from the national election come in. Voters in Iceland elected 33 women to govern the country, which has been ranked the most gender-equal in the world for 12 years straight by the World Economic Forum. The current government is made up of Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's Left-Green Movement, the conservative Independence Party and the centrist-agrarian Progressive Party. With the Left-Green Movement losing ground and having eight other parties fighting for the reins, it's unclear who will be handed the mandate to form the next government. Copenhagen's Polar Research and Policy Initiative fellow Mikkel Schøler spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Iceland's new government has more women in power than men for the first time ever, as final results from the national election come in. Voters in Iceland elected 33 women to govern the country, which has been ranked the most gender-equal in the world for 12 years straight by the World Economic Forum. The current government is made up of Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's Left-Green Movement, the conservative Independence Party and the centrist-agrarian Progressive Party. With the Left-Green Movement losing ground and having eight other parties fighting for the reins, it's unclear who will be handed the mandate to form the next government. Copenhagen's Polar Research and Policy Initiative fellow Mikkel Schøler spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Aaron and Karl learn just how hard it is to track a man who's been dead for almost a century. Fresh off a stunning legal victory over U.S. Steel, Victor Power the young lawyer becomes Victor Power the crafty political leader. Using deft strategy, brilliant oratory, and a keen sense of timing, Power barges into the municipal election and upsets the longest serving mayor of Hibbing to that point, Dr. H.R. Weirick, an acolyte of the Oliver Iron Mining Company. But he didn't do it by himself. Power's Progressive Party ticket was elevated by immigrants and merchants who had grown tired of company rule and wanted improvements to this rough and rowdy mining village in the middle of nowhere. Vic also had his sister-in-law, Dottie Power, who quietly became a groundbreaking progressive leader and businesswoman in her own right. In just a few days Vic Power started a revolution in Hibbing that would reverberate all the way to corporate headquarters in New York. A new philosophy ruled Hibbing, one that led to a catchy saying, “If Vic Power has a pig, everyone in town gets a ham sandwich.”

This week's episode talks all things Scandinavia, looking back at the election results in last week's Norwegian poll and looking ahead to next weekend's Icelandic parliamentary elections. In Norway, Erna Solberg's Conservative coalition was defeated and Jonas Gahr Støre looks set to replace her as Prime Minister, but with whom? The Socialist Left and Centre Party have already begun coalition talks with Labour, but can they put their differences aside? Is this a good result for Labour? And will Stoltenberg's former Red-Green coalition re-emerge? With one week to go until Iceland's parliamentary election, Sam and Chern assess the main players and talk about what is likely to be a turbulent set of results. Katrin Jakobsdóttir is hoping to gain a second term as Prime Minister, but her coalition partners in the Independence Party and Progressive Party could well be eyeing up her position. How did such a broad coalition come about? Are the Progressive Party a true centrist party? What has gone wrong for the Social Democratic alliance since 2013? And why is Iceland a naturally right-leaning democracy? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ballot-to-talk-about/message

What can we do to help shape our teenagers to love the Lord and live lives that honor Him? I'll talk about it with teen culture expert Jeffrey Dean, author of: "Raising Successful Teens: How to Help Your Child Honor God and Live Wisely." Plus: President Teddy Roosevelt founded the Progressive Party of 1912, but was he really as liberal as so many claim? Biographer Daniel Ruddy paints a different picture and says Roosevelt was actually guided by conservative principles. We'll talk about his book, "Theodore the Great: Conservative Crusader," on Thursday's JANET MEFFERD TODAY.

This week on The Writ podcast, with special guest Philippe J. Fournier of 338Canada:In the newsJustin Trudeau heads to Western Canada, announcing funding for transit in Calgary and child care in British Columbia.Erin O'Toole pitches an equalization rebate to Albertans.Jody Wilson-Raybould announces she will not run for re-election.The Green Party saga continues.Polls of the weekAbacus Data: What you really think about the federal leaders.Nanos Research: O'Toole falls to third on Best Prime Minister.Questions and answersWhich party do the Liberals need to go through to win a majority?What are the prospects for the New Democrats?Do provincial politics have an influence on federal elections?#EveryElectionProjectThe 1921 Alberta provincial election.Sources: John E. Brownlee: A Biography by Franklin Foster, Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century edited by Bradford J. Rennie, The Progressive Party in Canada by W.L. Morton and election-atlas.ca by J.P. Kirby.If you have any questions you'd like me to answer in next week's episode, leave a comment below, tweet me or send me an email. Thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thewrit.ca/subscribe

In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı analyse the outcome of Republic of Cyprus parliamentary election result. A total of 366,608 out of 557,836 registered voters or 65.72% have voted. The abstention amounted to 191,228 votes or 34.28%. The parties that entered 56 seated parliament are Democratic Rally (DISY) 27.77% - 17 seats; Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) 22.34% - 15 seats, Democratic Party (DIKO) 11.29% - 9 seats, National Popular Front (ELAM) 6.78% - 4 seats; Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK) 6.72% - 4 seats; Democratic Front (DIPA) 6.10% - 4 seats; and Cyprus Green Party 4.41% - 3 seats.

Set up in 1967, The Donegal Progressive Party drew its support mostly from the Unionist and Protestant community in East Donegal. It held a seat on Donegal County Council from 1967 until 1999 and went off the register of political parties in 2009.

Rep. Selene Coburn discusses Progressives' Priorities for this Legislative Session and Dr. Steffie Woolhandler talks about The Lancet's Public Policy and Health in the Trump Era study.Hosted by Traven LeyshonProduced by Anthony Apodaca (host of ABC Café)Music by David RovicsRecorded on February 23, 2021Podcast: https://equaltimeradio.transistor.fm/Radio: https://equaltimeradio.com/Listen live at: WDEV 96.1FM/550AM

Stu Levitan welcomes Madison's own John Nichols for a discussion of his new book The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy of Henry Wallace's Anti-Fascist, Anti-Racist Politics, from the fine folks at Verso Press. As to Henry A. Wallace, he was, during the thirties and forties, the highest-ranking antiracist, anti-fascist leader in American politics. For a time in the late thirties and early forties, he was also, after Franklin Roosevelt, the most important American politician. Two terms as the New Deal Secretary of Agriculture, the war years as the most powerful vice president in modern history, up to that point. Even after losing the vice-presidential nomination to Harry Truman in 1944, he remained powerful, as secretary of commerce. But then FDR died six weeks into his fourth term, and Wallace was not enough of a Cold War imperialist for the new President, who fired him in the fall of 1946. Which set the stage for his ill-advised and ill-fated campaign as the Progressive Party candidate for president in 1948, and a long slow slide into an outcast's obscurity. What his career meant at the time, has meant since, and could mean for the Democratic party in the future, has occupied John Nichols for some time, and is the focus of this new book. As to John Nichols, you probably know he is a Wisconsin native, associate editor of The Capital Times, National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, and contributing writer for The Progressive and In These Times. And in his spare time, he writes books. In addition to this latest book about Henry Wallace, John is the author of Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America; The Genius of Impeachment (New Press); Jews for Buchanan; and a best-selling biography of former vice president Dick Cheney, Dick: The Man Who is President , which was also published in French and Arabic. He edited Against the Beast: A Documentary History of American Opposition to Empire (Nation Books), and with Robert W. McChesney, has co-authored half a dozen book about the failings of the media and politics, most recently People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.   Brothers and sisters, brothers and sisters, it is a pleasure to welcome to MBB my friend, John Nichols.

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Robert and Wendy close out Pilot’s Progressive Party! Robert and Wendy are joined by guests Robert Lillagren and Dave Hutchinson.

Robert and Wendy close out Pilot’s Progressive Party! Robert and Wendy are joined by guests Robert Lillagren and Dave Hutchinson.

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Today, a fun conversation with Robert Pilot (Ho-Chunk Nation), who is a teacher, water protector, and Host of Native Roots Radio, which amplifies many Native voices across the airways and on social media. Robert speaks about the importance of building relationships, whether he’s working as an educator (teaching film and video production at Harding High in St. Paul) or producing and hosting radio shows (shows he’s created include Native Roots Radio “I’m Awake”, Rock the Treaties Native Style, Pilot’s Progressive Party, and The Sunday Night Native Symposium “We’re Still Here”). We appreciated getting to meet Robert, and he brought lots of insights and chuckles to our wide-ranging discussion. Enjoy!

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1066 Battle of Hastings. Almost three weeks after landing his invasion force in England, Duke William I of Normandy takes on King Harold II and his infantry at the Battle of Hastings. By sunset, the Anglo-Saxon Age ends and William the Conqueror's Norman rule begins, with Harold dead and William soon to be crowned king. 1912 Before a campaign speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Theodore Roosevelt, the presidential candidate for the Progressive Party, is shot at close range by saloonkeeper John Schrank while greeting the public in front of the Gilpatrick Hotel. Schrank's .32-caliber bullet, aimed directly at Roosevelt's heart, failed to mortally wound the former president because its force was slowed by a glasses case and a bundle of manuscript in the breast pocket of Roosevelt's heavy coat–a manuscript containing Roosevelt's evening speech. Schrank was immediately detained and reportedly offered as his motive that “any man looking for a third term ought to be shot.” Roosevelt, who suffered only a flesh wound from the attack, went on to deliver his scheduled speech with the bullet still in his body. After a few words, the former “Rough Rider” pulled the torn and bloodstained manuscript from his breast pocket and declared, “You see, it takes more than one bullet to kill a Bull Moose.” He spoke for nearly an hour and then was rushed to the hospital. 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh Makes his Literary Debut. The popular children's book character was created by British author A.A. Milne and first appeared in a collection of short stories called Winnie-the-Pooh. Winnie, a teddy bear, lives in Ashdown Forest, Sussex, England. The book followed his adventures in the forest with his friends Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, and Eeyore. 1944 German General Erwin Rommel—aka “The Desert Fox”—dies by suicide. Rommel is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a co-conspirator in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, or taking cyanide. He chooses the latter. 1947 U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Captain Yeager was a combat fighter during World War II and flew 64 missions over Europe. He shot down 13 German planes and was himself shot down over France, but he escaped capture with the assistance of the French Underground. After the war, he was among several volunteers chosen to test-fly the experimental X-1 rocket plane, built by the Bell Aircraft Company to explore the possibility of supersonic flight. For years, many aviators believed that man was not meant to fly faster than the speed of sound, theorizing that transonic drag rise would tear any aircraft apart. All that changed on today, when Yeager flew the X-1 over Rogers Dry Lake in Southern California. The X-1 was lifted to an altitude of 25,000 feet by a B-29 aircraft and then released through the bomb bay, rocketing to 40,000 feet and exceeding 662 miles per hour (the sound barrier at that altitude). 1962 Missiles in Cuba bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. The Cold War burns hot as a US spy plane documents the first photographic evidence of Soviet nuclear warheads stockpiled in San Cristobal, Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida. What follows will be weeks of crisis negotiations between the US and USSR that bring the world perilously close to a nuclear exchange. 1964 Nikita Khrushchev is ousted as both premier of the Soviet Union and chief of the Communist Party after 10 years in power. He was succeeded as head of the Communist Party by his former protégé Leonid Brezhnev, who would eventually become the chief of state as well. The new Soviet leadership increased military aid to the North Vietnamese without trying to persuade them to attempt a negotiated end to hostilities. With this support and no external pressure to negotiate, the North Vietnamese leadership was free to carry on the war as they saw fit.

Richard's Saskatchewan experience opens him to join the Young People's Socialist League on his return to New York. He spends the 1948 Fall election season organizing student chapters of the League for Industrial Democracy on college campuses. The presidential election campaign brings on the prominence of the Progressive Party and Henry Wallace's candidacy. Richard is impressed with the […]