OurFuture.org Blogs: Anne Thompson

YouTube Ad Calls the Health Insurance Industry's Bluff

Anne Thompson — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:05:55 -0400

Campaign for America's Future, in conjunction with the new campaign Health Care for America Now, captures the health insurance industry failing to deliver on its promise to listen to citizens’ ideas about how to create “affordable, high quality health care for every American.” As part of the insurance industry’s new “listening tour” that launched last week, the insurance company front group Coalition for An American Health Care Solution has launched a hotline for individuals to share ideas about how to improve and expand the health care system. Yet, the hotline phone calls go straight to an answering machine, consistent with the industry’s woeful customer service record.

Postcard from Buenos Aires

Anne Thompson — Mon, 05 May 2008 09:54:48 -0400

Dear Rick,

Greetings from Buenos Aires. You are always talking about how we need to invest more in our public infrastructure. How 'bout this street sign strategy from the Paris of Latin America?

Anne

Progressives: Take Back America!

Anne Thompson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:22:14 -0500

This song, recorded and produced by Campaign for America's Future, is adapted from Willie Nelson's anthem "A Peaceful Solution." Nelson welcomed people to re-record the song in their own styles, create new lyrics and use the song to promote peace and justice. Below are the lyrics written by the Campaign for America's Future.

Take Back America

This county, what we need,
Is progressives to take the lead.
So let's Take Back America.

Let's unite and stand tall,
And win health care for all.
And let's Take Back America.

Green jobs for our nation
To end our oil fixation.
For the planet and economy.

We will fight for social justice,
Righting wrongs that are amongst us.
And we'll Take Back America.

To our troops in Iraq,
We will bring you back.
And support you here at home.

Jobs that are well paid,
Fair trade over free trade,
When we Take Back America.

When progressives take the lead,
With our vision to succeed,
We will Take Back America.

In this critical year, Take Back America will bring together all of the elements of the progressive movement—grassroots and netroots activists, elected officials, business owners, policy experts and more. Together, we will generate new power for our movement for change based on a new vision and bold ideas for an America that works for everyone, not just the few.

Five themes at the heart of the progressive agenda will be the focus of Take Back America 2008:

Economic Strategy for America in the Global Economy
Green Jobs for a Sustainable Energy Future
Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
Out of Iraq to Real Security
The New Social Justice Agenda