by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog
Where RIghts went Wrong: What Happened to the Rights Revolution? Palladian Room Breakout Nan Aron Rea Carey Adam Luna Anthony D. Romero Kierra Johnson Anthony Romero, the president of the American Civil Liberties Union, did not mince words earlier today when he...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Jun 9, 2010 | Blog
Most people know Progressive Insurance from its quirky commercials, starring a character named Flo who staffs the checkout counter at an supermarket that sells insurance in neatly labeled boxes. But the leaders of the nation's leading progressive activist...
by Richard Eskow | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog
Life can only be understood backward, said Kierkegaard, but it has to be lived forward. That's the only explanation I can offer for the strange turn of events that led to me becoming an AIG executive, then a progressive writer/blogger, and to my plans to speak...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Bob Borosage introduced Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO, who said, "Saving and creating jobs is the path to reducing the deficit." Progressive tradition in America means the same today as for many years. It is the promise of a society built on what unites us not divides...
by Terrance Heath | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog
Like any parents, we want the best possible future for our children, and we're doing all we can to prepare them to attain it as our parents did for us. Being the grandson of sharecroppers and the son of 1st generation Polish immigrants, to us that means getting an...
by Dave Johnson | Jun 8, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
This is semi-live blogging (notes corrected later) and there is a lot, so I will highlight the most important points. I attended the Making It In America breakout session at the America’s Future Now conference this morning. Scott Paul of the Alliance for American...
