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After Biden, The Economic Debate Takes Shape
The least wealthy member of the Senate took the stage of the Democratic convention hall Wednesday night to accept the vice-presidential nomination, and sharpened the contrast between the progressive and conservative economic visions. The pressure will now be on...
The Biofuels Debate
The issue of biofuels is hotly debated even among those advocating a clean energy future. I got two opposing perspectives outside the convention hall, inside the BIg Tent yesterday. First, I spoke with Josh Boger of the Biotechnology Industrial Organization and...
The Big Idea In Denver: Green-Collar Jobs
In all the buzz of ideas and activism going on outside the convention hall, the rise of green-collar jobs as a signature progressive idea is inescapable. With the potential to help solve our economic, environmental and national security weaknesses, investing in a...
Towards a Progressive Foreign Policy
Outside the DNC, Steve Clemons of the New America Foundation and The Washington Note moderated a foreign policy discussion provocatively titled, "Will the Next President Make the Middle East Irrelevant?" The event brought together an impressive array of speakers:...
T. Boone Pickens And The Progressive Moment On Energy
There they were, billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope and Center for American Progress president John Podesta on the same stage at The Big Tent in Denver on Wednesday, in near-perfect harmony. Something’s wrong here. And indeed...
Krugman: Why The Health Care Battle Is Key
Paul Krugman, the columnist for The New York Times, told me in an interview here in Denver that getting a universal health care plan enacted will be one of he most important keys to creating a progressive moment on a whole host of issues. His reasoning is this: “If...
McNary Calls For a "Next New Deal," Lamont Stands Firm on Ending The Occupation
In my interview with William McNary, president of USAction, he instructs us to ask ourselves, do we want "progressive change, small change or chump change?" And, he lays out a comprehensive progressive vision for a "Next New Deal" that invests in people, from day care...
What Would You Do If You Had Guaranteed Health Care?
This was the Campaign for America's Future's Big Afternoon at the Big Tent. CAF took over the Digg Stage (the entire upstairs floor of The Big Tent) for a series of four panels addressing some of the Big Questions we wrestle with here. One of the highlights for me was...
What Progressives Should Do From Now To November
Following his Take Back America panel discussion, I caught up with MoveOn.org's Eli Pariser to find out what he believes progressives should be doing between now and November, to build the mandate for change.
Morning Video Highlights from the DNC, Day 2
It's been a jam-packed morning here in the Big Tent, as we wait for Take Back America to kickoff in the afternoon. Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) talked to me about how attitudes towards active government are changing in Colorado and the West. MSNBC's Willie Geist told us...
