fresh voices from the front lines of change

Democracy

Health

Climate

Housing

Education

Rural

Getting Mad At The Fed—And Getting Even

Normally, working-class people don't think much about the Federal Reserve and, as a recent article in The New York Times suggests, the Federal Reserve doesn't spend much time thinking about working-class people. But at a community meeting in Cincinnati Tuesday night,...

Progressive Breakfast - 7/22/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start the day. Cost-Cutting Health Commission Wins Support Blue Dogs give list of demands to WH. CQ Politics: "On Tuesday, members of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog...

We Need More Health Care Debate! = Filibuster

Today for the second day in a row, the President made formal remarks exposing the true agenda of the "don't rush health care" posse: "I understand that some will try to delay action until the special interests can kill it while others will simply focus on scoring...

Making It In America: A Key Progressive Objective

The widespread frustration with this nation's perceived lack of urgency and focus on industrial policy was captured well in Monday's New York Times article on the subject, which contained this sobering fact: "The United States ranks behind every industrial nation...

Progressive Breakfast - 7/21/2009

The daily Progressive Breakfast serves up what progressive movement members need to know to start their day. President Takes On Obstructionist Foot-Draggers Obama tells PBS: "I want this done now. Now, if there are no deadlines, nothing gets done in this town. You've...

Pin It on Pinterest