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The heart of the Roosevelt coalition in the 1930s became the.heart of the conservative coalition that dominated our politics over the last 30 years. Progressives now have to make the case to these voters that government can work. more »

A brand new Gallup poll reports:

“Americans prioritize protecting the environment over economic growth by 49% to 42% -- but this seven-point margin is near the low of the past couple of decades.”

This simple, perhaps disappointing poll, hides as much as it reveals. more »

A rattled Wall Street. Families imperiled by record foreclosures and rising unemployment. A stymied Congress. A five-year war in Iraq that continues to take lives. The Take Back America conference launched Monday amid some of the most dismal headlines in years, and yet the movement is closer than ever to being able to dramatically change the nation’s politics. more »

Conservatism as we’ve known it since Ronald Reagan is dying, ground down in the desert of Iraq, drowned in the floods of Hurricane Katrina, foreclosed by the housing crisis and poisoned on toys imported from China. more »

We have the technology to lift all boats. We (at least the folks visiting this site) know what we have is better than a lot of the world but is far from the best there can be. There is a solution available that can eliminate poverty and hunger, the national debt (not just the deficit), pollution, and lots more problems. The solution will take a great deal of refocusing of effort. more »