Progressivism
Political philosophy in support of social progress and reform
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| April 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
U.S. military academies officially ended affirmative action in their admissions processes.
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| 2025 | Sweet Baby Inc. contributes to story development, cultural and character consultation for South of Midnight by Compulsion Games |
| 2025 | The party chose Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck as their Chancellor candidate for the federal election. |
| 2025 | Alliance 90/The Greens continued their coalition with SPD, winning 11.0% of constituency votes and 11.6% of party list votes, securing 33 seats in the Bundestag. |
| March 19 2025 | As of the current date, the party maintains diverse regional support, with vote shares ranging from 3.2% to 18.5% in different German states and 11.9% at the EU level. |
| March 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit paused a lower court's nationwide preliminary injunction and permitted enforcement of Trump's executive orders against DEI programs.
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| 2025 | Planned narrative design and writing for upcoming games including Afterlove EP, South of Midnight, and Usual June, demonstrating continued growth and diversification in game narrative work |
| March 2025 | During a BuzzFeed interview, Bong named South Korean Blackpink members while excluding Lisa (from Thailand), which led to accusations of racial discrimination on social media platforms, particularly Twitter. |
| February 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
A lawsuit was filed against Trump's executive orders, arguing they violated Constitutional rights.
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| February 2025 | Set to return as host for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. |
| 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Axios conducted a poll indicating that over 50% of Americans across demographics reported DEI initiatives had no impact on their jobs. Among those who experienced an impact, most said DEI had benefited rather than hindered their work environment.
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| 2025 | Trevor Noah is set to host the Grammy Awards. |
| February 15 2025 | Mickey 17 premieres at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. |
| February 2025 | Bong publicly revealed his love for K-pop, specifically naming Blackpink as his favorite group. |
| February 5 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Axios reported that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was searching through NOAA's databases to identify employees associated with DEI initiatives.
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| January 20 2025 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
President Trump issued an executive order calling DEI efforts 'illegal and immoral discrimination programs', demanding shutdown of governmental DEI programs by January 23.
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| 2024 | Lucy Watson becomes National Director, taking office in 2024. |
| 2024 | The traffic light coalition collapsed, ending the Greens' government participation. |
| 2024 | United Kingdom Labour Party won the general election and began ruling nationally with a parliamentary majority. |
| 2024 |
Chunichi Shimbun
Chunichi Shimbun group reported a combined newspaper circulation of 2,274,583, ranking third in Japan behind the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Asahi Shimbun.
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| 2024 | The party faced challenges in Brandenburg and Saxony, obtaining 4.1% and 5.1% of votes respectively, which resulted in limited representation or no parliamentary seats in these states. |
| 2024 | Alliance 90/The Greens sees continued variability in regional election results, with performances ranging from 3.2% to 18.4% across different states. |
| 2024 | The party's representation slightly decreased, winning 11.90% of votes and losing 9 seats compared to the previous election. |
| 2024 | Continued expansion with scriptwriting for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and narrative work on multiple indie and AAA titles like Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn |
| 2024 | Jacob Zuma forms uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), a new political party ahead of the South African general election, positioning himself as an alternative to the ANC. |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah wins Astra Awards for Best Talk Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series, and National Film and Television Awards for Celebrity Personality of the Year |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah scheduled to host the 66th Annual Grammy Awards |
| 2024 | Young Fabians relaunched with significant changes: membership restricted to those under 27 years old, under-18s barred from membership, and leadership structure changed to two co-chairs with at least one being a woman. |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah hosted the Grammy Awards. |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah is set to appear in 'This Is Me... Now: A Love Story' in the role of Libra. |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah produced JokeNite, a creative island added to Fortnite with a Creative Code 6296-7829-6524, featuring performers like Matthew Broussard, Preacher Lawson, Scott Seiss, and Marcia Belsky. |
| 2024 | Trevor Noah wins Astra Award for Best Talk Series and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series |
| 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
MIT becomes the first major university to announce the removal of diversity statements from all faculty position applications.
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| 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Academy Awards introduced new eligibility requirements mandating that films must meet two of four diversity standards to qualify for best-picture nomination.
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| 2024 | Murakami received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement and was elected as a Royal Society of Literature International Writer in 2024. |
| 2024 | Hosted the Grammy Awards for the fourth time. |
| December 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held in Alliance for Fair Board Recruitment v. SEC that the SEC lacked the authority to approve Nasdaq's board diversity rules.
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| December 7 2024 | Bong was among approximately 2,520 South Korean film industry employees who collectively demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law. |
| November 2024 | Franziska Brantner and Felix Banaszak become co-leaders of the party. |
| October 22 2024 | Wrote memoir 'Patriot' while imprisoned, continuing his political activism from prison |
| October 22 2024 | Navalny's posthumously published memoir 'Patriot' was launched by his wife Yulia Navalnaya, which he originally started writing in Germany after being poisoned. |
| September 2024 | Lang and Nouripour resigned as party leaders following heavy defeats in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg state elections, and a poor performance in the European Parliament election where the Greens lost 9 seats. |
| September 2024 | NDP successfully defended the Elmwood—Transcona seat in a by-election with Leila Dance elected as MP, marking their first by-election victory in five years. They also ended their confidence and supply agreement with the Liberal Party nine months early. |
| September 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
Human Rights Campaign poll found that 80% of LGBT Americans would boycott companies that repeal DEI programs, and 19% would quit their job if DEI initiatives were removed from their workplace.
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| July 2024 | The New Yorker published Murakami's short story 'Kaho'. |
| July 1 2024 | The story 'Kaho' by Murakami is set to be published in The New Yorker. |
| June 2024 |
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
The Washington Post and Ipsos conducted a poll revealing that 6 in 10 Americans view diversity, equity, and inclusion programs positively.
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