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The Debate We Need

By OurFuture.org Staff
October 20th, 2008
September-October 2008


Debate We NeedThe American Dream is slipping out of reach for more and more families. Yet instead of addressing the root crises, our national debate has been hijacked by pigs, lipstick and tabloid gossip.

In response, the Institute for America's Future launched a 7-week campaign to demand a debate worthy of a great nation in trouble. It started with a New York Times ad series demanding a debate worthy of America. We then stepped up pressure for the debate we need by launching a petition drive aimed at the moderators of the presidential and VP debates: Tom Brokaw, Gwen Ifill, Jim Lehrer, and Bob Schieffer. By the end of our campaign nearly 13,000 progressives signed our petition, which helped us send a clear signal to the moderators: we deserve a debate worthy of a great nation in trouble. more »

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By David Sirota
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Kristol Kreamed Once Again

By Bill Scher
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Thoughts About Iowa After A Vacation

By David Sirota
January 3rd, 2008

I'm just back from a long vacation in which I tried to stay away from political news as much as possible. I find that stepping away from the day-to-day always helps ground me in reality - and realize just how idiotic much of American politics really is.

So, with my mind cleared, let me just offer these few thoughts as the voting in Iowa begins: more »

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