Take Back the American Dream


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A Warning To Progressives: "Tell The Truth"

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Can a Movement Save the American Dream?

Co-written with Katrina vanden Heuvel. Originally published at The Nation.

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This Fight Is Not Over. Take Back The American Dream. October 3 to 5.

Are you disgusted with a Washington held hostage by right-wing Republicans, putting retirement security, health care, and public investment on the chopping block – and ignoring the jobs crisis?

What's it going to take to end the Republican insanity and Democratic capitulation? It's going to take a movement. more »

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I'll Be There Oct. 3 For The American Dream Conference

We are being lied to about the economy. That’s why I’ve been speaking out – working with MoveOn on videos like “The Economy Explained In 135 Seconds" and "Invest In America." more »

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What Is The American Dream? Dueling Dualities In The American Tradition

Throughout our history, there have been alternative, competing visions of the "good life" in America. The story of how these competing visions played out in our history is prologue to an important question: What is the American Dream and what is its future?

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Take Back The American Dream

The Campaign for America's Future is teaming up with Van Jones' "Rebuild The Dream" organization to add fuel to the grassroots fire that has already been lit—in Madison, Wisconsin and town halls all over the country. We want to channel that grassroots energy into an unstoppable force.

Our annual conference of the progressive movement has a new name—and a new focus on strengthening the fast-growing American Dream Movement.

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The Maria Leavey Tribute Award

The sixth annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award will be presented at the Take Back the American Dream conference. The award goes to a person whose tireless, behind-the-scenes work has been critical to the success of the progressive movement in the past year. more »