Democratic Party (United States)

=== Progressives ===
[[Progressivism in the United States|Progressives]] are the most left-leaning faction in the party and support strong business regulations, [[Social programs in the United States|social programs]], and [[workers' rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/65/pr/progrsvsm.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629030845/http://www.bartleby.com/65/pr/progrsvsm.html|archive-date=June 29, 2008|title=Progressivism|publisher=Columbia Encyclopaedia|year=2007|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~ppennock/Progressive%20Reforms.htm|title=Important Examples of Progressive Reforms|publisher=University of Michigan|access-date=April 2, 2014|archive-date=February 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212014328/http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~ppennock/Progressive%20Reforms.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many progressive Democrats are descendants of the [[New Left]] of Democratic presidential candidate Senator [[George McGovern]] of South Dakota whereas others were involved in the [[Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign|2016 presidential candidacy]] of Vermont Senator [[Bernie Sanders]]. Progressives are often considered to have ideas similar to social democracy due to heavy inspiration from the [[Nordic Model]], believing in federal top marginal income taxes ranging from 52% to 70%,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/4/18168431/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-70-percent
|publisher=Mathew Yglesias|title=Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is floating a 70 percent top tax rate — here's the research that backs her up|date=January 4, 2019| access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> rent control,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://bungalow.com/articles/rent-control-in-san-francisco-everything-you-need-to-know
|publisher=Bungalow team|title=Rent control in San Francisco: Everything you need to know| access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref> increased collective bargaining power, a $15-an-hour minimum wage, as well as free tuition and Universal Healthcare (typically [[Single-payer healthcare|Medicare for All]]).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dailydot.com/debug/bernie-sanders-2020-platform-issues/
|publisher= Brenden Gallagher|title=Everybody wants to be him in 2020, but there's only one Bernie Sanders|date= February 24, 2019| access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>

In 2014, progressive Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] set out "Eleven Commandments of Progressivism": tougher regulation on corporations; affordable education; scientific investment and environmentalism; [[net neutrality]]; increased wages; equal pay for women; collective bargaining rights; defending social programs; [[same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex marriage]]; [[Immigration reform in the US|immigration reform]]; and unabridged access to reproductive healthcare.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-s-11-commandments-of-progressivism-20140718|title=Elizabeth Warren's 11 Commandments of Progressivism|work=National Journal|access-date=October 22, 2014|archive-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020041916/http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-s-11-commandments-of-progressivism-20140718|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Recently, many progressives have made combating [[Economic inequality in the United States|economic inequality]] their top priority. The [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] (CPC) is a caucus of progressive Democrats chaired by [[Pramila Jayapal]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/jayapal-joins-pocan-as-co-chair-of-congressional-progressive-caucus |title=Jayapal Joins Pocan As Co-Chair of Congressional Progressive Caucus |last=McPherson |first=Lindsey |date=November 29, 2018 |website=[[rollcall.com]] |access-date=January 20, 2019 |archive-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190121064755/https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/jayapal-joins-pocan-as-co-chair-of-congressional-progressive-caucus |url-status=live}}</ref> Its members have included Representatives [[Dennis Kucinich]] of [[Ohio]], [[John Conyers]] of [[Michigan]], [[Jim McDermott]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[Barbara Lee]] of California, and Senator [[Paul Wellstone]] of [[Minnesota]]. Senators [[Sherrod Brown]] of [[Ohio]], [[Tammy Baldwin]] of [[Wisconsin]], [[Mazie Hirono]] of Hawaii, and [[Ed Markey]] of [[Massachusetts]] were members of the caucus when in the House of Representatives. As of March 2023, no Democratic senators belonged to the CPC, but independent Senator Bernie Sanders was a member.<ref>{{cite web |title=Caucus Members |url=https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members |website=Congressional Progressive Caucus |access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref>