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By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. 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By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. 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By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. 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Yet, its impact was profound, notably shaping the political landscape and influencing Theodore Roosevelt to embrace the principles of The New Nationalism.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69893688</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:55:07 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69893688/028_constructive_discrimination.mp3" length="16630510" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b/6f34ef93-f9eb-4302-b23f-d6b2ecdd0a7b.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Herbert Croly</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. 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By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. Yet, its impact was profound, notably shaping the political landscape and influencing Theodore Roosevelt to embrace the principles of The New Nationalism.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69893691</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:55:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69893691/031_the_implications_of_national_development.mp3" length="9767674" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400/cb4b194d-2b49-408f-a1f2-c26f8f624400.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Herbert Croly</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. 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By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930,...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. By the time of Herbert Croly’s passing in 1930, only 7,500 copies of The Promise of American Life had been sold. 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Yet, its impact was profound, notably shaping the political landscape and influencing Theodore Roosevelt to embrace the principles of The New Nationalism.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69893694</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69893694/034_the_relation_of_german_nationality_to_democracy.mp3" length="9824998" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160/621b0734-07f4-4fe4-95d5-b16dacf40160.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Herbert Croly</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>This groundbreaking book serves as a manifesto for Progressive beliefs, predicting the shift from competitive capitalism to corporate dominance and the evolution of government towards a welfare state. 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