Reviving Progressive Governance
Polarization and hyper-partisanship are destructive to the fabric of our nation. Without a working political process, we cannot hope to overcome the many challenges our country faces in the coming century. We support reforms that improve our system of elections and campaign finance and that empower the disenfranchised middle.
Rather than reflexively defending government as it is, we also believe in reforming government so that it is efficient, effective and relevant to the concerns of ordinary Americans. We support decentralizing power, breaking down outdated bureaucracies, and innovating in the delivery of public services, particularly in education and social policy. And we believe in creating a fiscally responsible path for the future that balances spending and revenues to maximize economic growth and future opportunity.
The New Politics of Production
It’s easy enough to get progressives to agree that austerity is not the answer to the malaise that pervades the transatlantic world. What’s hard is…
Ending the Endless Election Season
National elections in the United States now stretch out over nearly 24 months, with each new electoral cycle seeming to start up almost as soon…
Democratic Devolution: How America’s Colleges and Universities Can Strengthen Their Communities
In the face of a deepening economic and political crisis, the U.S. political and governing system is deadlocked. We need a new way forward. The…
Trickle-Down Bribery, or, The Butch Cassidy Congress
Lindsay Lewis writes in the Daily Beast that the real corruption in Congress is facilitated by congressional staff whose main goal is to keep their…
Some Good News That Obama Should Be Touting
Will Marshall compiled four positive economic stories for Real Clear Politics that President Obama should be making better use of in his campaign for re-election….
Why Romney’s Medicare Taxes Are So Low
As the presidential candidates debate the fate of Medicare, it’s worth noting a very simple fact: Mitt Romney paid only 0.07% of his income in…
05/18/2012
Blog
By Ed Kilgore
Election Watch: The Growing Impact of Super-PACS
This week’s major down-ballot contest was in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary, where State Senator Deb Fischer came from far behind to beat the long-time front-runner,…
05/11/2012
Blog
By Ed Kilgore
Election Watch: Obama Makes History
It’s been a turbulent last few days on the campaign trail. On Tuesday, Indiana Republicans drove six-term Sen. Richard Lugar from office in favor of…
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