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Five Big Ideas We Should Be Talking About
"Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will not themselves be realized." -- Daniel Burnham, American architect Most progressives understand by now that the battle over the stimulus is, at heart, a philosophical debate over whether...
Are We Doing the Bidding of Conservatives?
Before the election, my colleague Rick Perlstein counseled the next president to embrace a big and bold liberal agenda immediately after entering office, in the mold of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson, or else the opportunity for real change would be...
The "FDR Failed" Myth
The current recession will soon become the longest since the Great Depression. The U.S. is losing over 500,000 jobs each month, and a new president, elected overwhelmingly, is pleading for unity and urgent action on a scale not seen since the New Deal. At such a...
Progressive Breakfast: Light Up The Phones
Light Up The Phones! Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. OurFuture.org's Bernie Horn, "Stand Up and Fight!": "Here in Washington, D.C., the word on the street is that the Right is...
Progressive Breakfast - 2/3/2009
Light Up The Phones! Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. OurFuture.org's Bernie Horn, "Stand Up and Fight!": "Here in Washington, D.C., the word on the street is that the Right is...
Insurance Lobby Loses Lone Argument
With Congress expected to address comprehensive health care reform this year, and with momentum squarely behind securing coverage for all through a public plan option that competes with private plans, the insur
Progressive Breakfast: Senate's Turn on Econ Recovery
Senate Debate on Econ Recovery Starts Today. More Infrastructure On Tap? Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NYT: "Senators of both parties also said on Sunday that they expected a...
At Davos, the Global Rich Ride to Our Rescue
High in the Swiss Alps last week, the world's rich and powerful took a crack at problem solving. But they came up short. The main reason: They are the problem. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin delivered the opening keynote address last week at the annual World...
Progressive Breakfast - 2/2/2009
Senate Debate on Econ Recovery Starts Today. More Infrastructure On Tap? Call your Senators toll-free at 1-866-544-7573 and demand immediate passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. NYT: "Senators of both parties also said on Sunday that they expected a...
Buy America
For a brief moment, when Congress authorized that $700 billion bailout for the Wall Street wise guys whose recklessness caused the financial crisis that we’re all suffering, federal officials actually considered giving part of the money to foreign banks. Really. They...
