The Conscience of a Progressive begins where Senator Barry Goldwater’s The Conscience of a Conservative and Paul Krugman’s The Conscience of a Liberal leave off. Prof. Klees draws on 45 years of work around the world as an economist and international educator to paint a detailed picture of conservative, liberal, and progressive views on a wide range of current social issues. He takes an in-depth look at his specializations: education, economics, poverty and inequality, international development, and capitalism. But he also examines other major social problems like health care, the environment, and war and violence. He considers the intersection of these political views with struggles concerning gender, race and ethnicity, LGBTQ rights, and disability. Throughout the book, Prof. Klees tries to give a fair and careful depiction of how conservatives and liberals see these issues, but his focus is on the critique of these views by progressives and the alternatives they offer.