progressive politics

A theme that seemed to run through the three acceptance speeches of the award recipients at the America's Future Now! gala dinner Tuesday night was that people who have been left out or left behind in the move toward the American Dream are due their chance for prosperity, and now is the time for the progressive movement to take the lead in making that happen. more »

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The media still calls America a “center-right” nation, but “center-left” is closer to the truth. On issues ranging from health care to energy, the public is more progressive than people think. A new report documents the trends and challenges the mainstream media to recognize reality.

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Rather than just grading the president, I suggest we might profitably assess our own 100 days. Obama has stormed the national and world stages in his first weeks. But how have we done—particularly the progressives who have such a large stake in the success of this president—in relation to Obama? He has demonstrated remarkable mastery of the powers of the presidency to lead the country. Have we mastered the power of the citizenry to empower the president?

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When the next president takes the oath of office, will it be enough for progressives to rely on external conditions, such as the state of the economy, to be the driver for dramatic change or will activists have to forge a movement that drives change? Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Robert Kuttner, editor of the American Prospect and author of the book, "Obama's Challenge," discuss a reality progressives will face at the start of a new administration.

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