For psychology student Myriam Ramos, who works for a progressive Catholic NGO, some ways in which the city has been changing for women are very positive.
Geoffrey R. Stone, a University of Chicago Law School professor who, as dean, hired Ms. Kagan in part on Judge Mikva's recommendation, dismissed the notion that having worked for a progressive judge means that she and Judge Mivka were in agreement, or signals a leftist agenda on Ms. Kagan's part, which he referred to as "tea-leaf stuff".
He conceded he doesn't know anything about Hagan or Tillis, but said his sister works for a progressive environmental group and keeps him informed on politics.
In a separate email to supporters, de León committed to working for a progressive agenda, including universal health care ― an issue that is quickly emerging as a key litmus test within the Democratic Party.
Shortly after I moved from New York City, where I worked for a progressive civil rights organization, to Louisiana, where I went to law school, a local paper reported years of unconstitutional anti-gay sting operations by local police in Baton Rouge, the state capital.
How long they would work for in a progressive disease is not yet known.
In a slowly increasing trend for American law enforcement, the Kansas City police department recently appointed its first LGBT liaison, Rebecca Caster, an affable, blond-haired, out-lesbian cop who's proud to work for a "very progressive" city "that is willing to push the envelope and create change".
Ms. Hewlett's book included a short list of strategies for women who wanted to have children and successful careers -- start looking for a mate early, work for a company with progressive policies about pregnancy -- but it was the frightening news on fertility rates that caught the media's attention.
But we are committed to working for a genuinely progressive agenda that speaks to all those who want a fairer, more equal, and more peaceful society.
