The phrase "a progressive direction" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a movement or change that is forward-thinking or aimed at improvement in a particular context.
Example: "The organization is committed to taking a progressive direction in its policies to promote sustainability and social equity."
Alternatives: "an advancing path" or "a forward-thinking approach".
We have a chance to take this country in a progressive direction.
Respect campaigned as "real Labour" against New Labour, while Galloway declared he wanted to "drag Labour in a progressive direction".
If Barack Obama has a chance to fill Scalia's seat, it will transform the court in a progressive direction.
That's understandable: the public hates the war, and public opinion seems to be running in a progressive direction.
In his interview with Sargent, Buttigieg turned the argument in a progressive direction by stressing work itself.
So the Democratic leadership's attempt to eliminate the MTR is also an attempt to shift the balance of power in a progressive direction.
She knows that she is having a huge impact right where she is, that she can move our national politics in a more progressive direction while also being a great legislator, that she can help build a powerful new progressive populist movement by staying where she is -- all of those things Markos said were true.
But with the most recent Quinnipiac University poll showing Mr. Lamont running even or slightly ahead of Mr. Lieberman, some Democrats in Washington said yesterday that a Lamont primary victory could provide an opportunity to shift the party in a more progressive direction — away from supporting the war in Iraq and toward policies that favor withdrawing troops.
Instead, if Democrats want to continue to push the country in a more progressive direction, the Democratic Party will have to maintain a sustained focus on all elections; Senate, House, state and local, not just the presidency.
In this discussion, however, I want to examine the concept of civic nationalism itself, and explain why it is a crucial part of pushing our country in a more progressive direction.
