by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
A straw poll taken at the Take Back the American Dream conference shows that the "enthusiasm gap" between progressives and President Obama is very real. Progressive leaders are nonetheless committed to Obama's reelection, the poll shows. The question that Obama must...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 20, 2012 | Blog
Politicians in both political parties are leaning on the Bowles-Simpson deficit-reduction plan as a political crutch to make them appear "serious" to the inside-the-Beltway crowd. But if that crutch is merely enabling a nation to hobble over the edge of a cliff, then...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog
What is now more clear than ever is that building a progressive political force is a 24/7/365 effort. It's not just work to be done during election cycles, and not just done in presidential and congressional elections. Tuesday morning at the Take Back the American...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 14, 2012 | Blog, Economy
As progressive leaders from around the country prepare for next week's Take Back the American Dream conference, we're not waiting to start hitting Congress with our key demand: Bury austerity, put jobs first and resurrect the middle class. We're asking you to sign the...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 12, 2012 | Blog
We give a hat tip to Paul Krugman for recalling the infamous 2008 statement by Phil Gramm, then-presidential candidate John McCain's top economic advisor, that what Krugman is now calling the "lesser Depression" was really nothing more than a figment of our...
