The New Freedom and the RadicalsRadicals such as socialists, syndicalists, and anarchists are often thought of as marginal in American history. However, in the early decades of the twentieth century, progressivesthose who sought to regulate big business, reduce class conflict, and ameliorate urban povertytook the radicals ideas very seriously. In The New Freedom and the Radicals, Jacob Kramer deftly examines how progressivism emerged at a time of critical transformation in American