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Who Is George Pataki?: A Primer
George Pataki - CaricatureGeorge Pataki has announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, bringing the number of official candidates to eight. In case you’re among those asking “George who?”, here’s a primer.
Education Makes The Progressive Punchlist
The movement to resist and reform the nation’s public education policies has become woven into the media narrative of grassroots discontent surging across the country. Some progressives are starting to get this.
Nope. Democrats Have Not Pulled Too Far Left.
Conservative Peter Wehner argues in the New York Times that President Barack Obama has pulled the Democratic Party too far to the left. His argument disintegrates in the face of history.
Progressive Breakfast
Sanders Spooks Clinton Team Clinton worried about Sanders. Politico: "Insiders familiar with the Clinton campaign’s thinking described it as 'frightened' of Sanders — not that he would win the nomination, but that he could damage her with the activist base by...
The Populist Agenda: The Fight for a Just Society
The obstacles faced by the progressive movement aren’t news to anybody who's been paying attention. But recent developments may also stir an unfamiliar sensation in the liberally minded observer: optimism.
Five Things You Should Know About Rick Santorum
Former senator Rick Santorum is running for president again, and he’s promised that this time will be different, because he won’t be saying the “crazy stuff” and “dumb things” he spouted throughout his 2012 campaign.
Fast Track Vote Ignores The Public
Remember the study that showed that Congress doesn’t take what the public wants into account at all when passing legislation? That’s what happened last week when the Senate passed Fast Track.
So Washington’s Stuck. Here’s How We’re Moving Ahead
Recent developments around the country raise the question of whether we are beginning to see the slow, early, inchoate, piece-by-piece emergence of a new progressive period.
Progressive Breakfast
Bernie Shakes Up Race Bernie Sanders kicks off campaign in Vermont. AP: "'With your support and the support of millions of people throughout this country, we begin a political revolution to transform our country economically, politically, socially and...
Tracking the Progress of the Progressive Agenda
As we address income inequality, the Fight for $15 shows us that we can reach seemingly unachievable goals. It tells us that we must not let others determine the limits of the politically possible.
