fresh voices from the front lines of change

Democracy

Health

Climate

Housing

Education

Rural

I Believe We Can Be Better

Everyone either wondered what the President would say, or knew what he should say at the memorial for the victims of the shooting in Tucson. Now we know what he did say. It may be the finest speech he's given as president, thus far. He spoke not merely as the...

Repealing Health Care Reform Could Kill 32000 People A Year

Why are we beating around the bush? Yes, there are a lot of good benefits in the health care law that would be lost if it were repealed. But there's also a basic truth: health insurance saves lives. A study by doctors from the Harvard Medical School calculated that...

After the Election Disaster

Now what? We need to build a grassroots progressive movement -- wide, deep and strong enough to fight the right and challenge the corporate center of the Democratic Party. The stakes are too high and crises too extreme to accept “moderate” accommodation to unending...

Reclaiming our Story

Whatever the results this Election Day, it’s clear that visionary progressive ideas will be less welcome at the start of the next Congress. And that’s saying something, given their track record in this Congress. But with that reality comes a new opportunity: the...

One Nation March How Big Is Americas Heart

On Saturday, I'll have the privilege of addressing more than 100,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial for the One Nation Working Together rally to send the message that we want the change we voted for in 2008. This gathering of progressives will bridge many...

Pin It on Pinterest