Panelists spoke about the online release of material from the book edited by Mark Green and Michele Jolin, Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President, to be published by Basic Books in January 2009. They spoke about a number of areas including economic and financial policy in the current economic crisis, national security policy, global diplomacy, health care social policy, and education. After each subject panel, the panelists responded to questions from members of the audience.