Take Back America ... In Denver!
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Rush and Newt Are Winning
June 4th, 2009
A media environment that tilts to the right is obscuring what President Obama stands for and closing off political options that should be part of the public discussion. This was brought home at this week’s America's Future Now! conference.
Featured Issues TBA
Making Them Do It: The Next Challenge
By Digby
August 30th, 2008
Now that the festivities in Denver have drawn to a close, one thing, at least, is clear to me after having spent four days among progressives from all over the country: They are convinced that this moment is real and that the stakes have never been higher. There is a sense of opportunity and engagement with issues that I haven't seen in progressive circles for some time.... more »
The Explosive Growth Of The Progressive Movement
By Bill Scher
August 26th, 2008
The immense amount of progressive activity outside the convention hall, compared to 2004, shows how far the movement has traveled. (Plus, interviews with Arianna Huffington and more.)... more »
Take Back America … in Denver
We're in Denver helping to forge the strategy and message that will set the foundation for progressive change in 2009. Our Take Back America forum with top progressive leaders starts at 1 p.m. mountain time Tuesday. Join us in Denver or join us online this week. We'll be offering blogs, video and other features on our Take Back America in Denver page.... more »
Take Back America 2008
Take Back America 2008 gave more than 2,000 progressive activists new power to pursue a new vision of progressive change. Capture the spirit of the event through video, session transcripts and commentary from our senior fellows and bloggers on topics ranging from ending the Iraq War to launching a new green economy.... more »
Progressives On the Rise, Conservatism in Decline
Activists head to Washington for the Take Back America conference amid signs that the progressive movement is on the verge of a political transformation as dramatic as the infamous "Reagan revolution" of the 1980s. A resurgent progressive movement is emerging as the evidence mounts that the conservative movement's heyday has ended, done in by three decades of failure.
Read our blog on the opening plenary featuring Robert Borosage, Diane Archer, Van Jones and Donna Edwards.
See our latest reports:
- "Progressives Rising—2008: A Sea-Change Election"
- "The Decline of Conservatism," by Stan Greenberg
- "Conservatism is Dying," by Eric Lotke
Check the conference home page for new details on schedule and speakers.
Latest From Our Bloggers (issue section) DNCC
aug
21
2009
9:17 am
9:17 am
During a webcast meeting with Organizing for America on Thursday, President Barack Obama outed the covert Republican plot to strangle Medicare to financial death.
He explained to the group that if Congress does nothing, if health care reform fails, "Medicare will run out of money in eight years."
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14
2009
4:03 pm
4:03 pm
In 2000 the General Accounting Office did a study of health insurance purchasing cooperatives. This study should shed important light on the issue of insurance co-ops pushed by Senator Conrad and the problems of health insurance exchanges without a public option. more »
jul
15
2009
10:25 am
10:25 am
The House of Representatives has introduced a bill that crystallizes President Barack Obama’s vision for health care reform. “America's Affordable Health Choice Act” is designed to control costs, improve quality and deliver affordable health care. Now we must strengthen our resolve and commitment to the struggle by not allowing vital provisions in the bill— a national public health insurance plan, a national Health Insurance Exchange and assistance for people with low incomes—to be watered down as the legislative process continues.
jun
30
2009
5:20 pm
5:20 pm
The leadership of the Democratic party reminds me of the classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. more »
jun
1
2009
3:03 pm
3:03 pm
America's Future co-director Robert Borosage opens the America's Future Now! conference with a challenge to the progressive movement to seize a chance for progressive change that the nation has not seen since at least the 1960s. more »
