#american progress

[themardi]

American progress (John Gast) 1872

Gast recibió una comisión que estipuló que pintara "una bella y encantadora mujer flotando hacia el oeste, portando en el frente la estrella del imperio".

El libro simboliza la educación, y en la mano izquierda, como dice la comisión, desenrolla los delgados cables de la telegrafía que transmitirán inteligencia a lo largo de la nación. "Viene del Este, dónde todo está iluminado y ordenado, y va hacia el Oeste, dónde todo está oscuro y caótico". Lo que iluminará el Oeste es el conocimiento científico y la tecnológica derivada de el.

[imhereandhistorical]

ok so i need you guys to know, i made my kids analyze this image for us to continue with manifest destiny

i walked them through it but i had one class that was killing it. a lot of the girls picked up that she looked like an angel, and we had a short convo about why it would be an angel leading progress and what that would mean for other cultures

and one of my boys, just REALLY petulantly goes “well not ALL angels are white so i dont think shes an angel. it should be a black angel” 

and i was torn between laughing because he was really upset and continuing to teach bc he bought up a valid point

[jwhite65]

Limits of Presidential Power Explained

In today’s episode of Lest We Forget History, host Lillian tackles the current president’s question: “What are the limits of presidential power?” Using insights from American Progress, she breaks down what a president can—and cannot—do, and explores the Supreme Court’s pivotal role in defining those boundaries. Tune in to discover how constitutional checks shape presidential authority, and what…

Limits of Presidential Power Explained

[pwrn51]

Limits of Presidential Power Explained

In today’s episode of Lest We Forget History, host Lillian tackles the current president’s question: “What are the limits of presidential power?” Using insights from American Progress, she breaks down what a president can—and cannot—do, and explores the Supreme Court’s pivotal role in defining those boundaries. Tune in to discover how constitutional checks shape presidential authority, and what…

Limits of Presidential Power Explained

[firstoccupier]

Who’s Afraid of Progress? Debunking the Lies They Tell About Us

👋 Welcome to Occupy 2.5If you’ve ever been told that fighting for fairness makes you a radical, you’re in good company here. This space exists to cut through fear, expose the truth, and push progress forward — together. No spin. No billionaires. Just people, powered by purpose. 👁 Introduction:Progress should be the most unifying word in American politics. It literally means moving forward. And…

Who’s Afraid of Progress? Debunking the Lies They Tell About Us

[kulturado]

The Story: Why the Age of American Progress Ended

The Writer: Derek Thompson

(photo: Derek Brahney)

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