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Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) spoke about liberal causes. Topics included investment, growth, and sustainability, focusing on college debt, access to education, and the right to unioni…

Participants called on progressives to vote in November, re-elect President Obama, and get more progressive candidates into Congress. Representative Schakowsky (D-IL) said the Republican Par…

Roger Hickey talked about President Obama’s relationship with the progressive movement. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Darcy Burner and Deepak Bhargava talked about the status of the progressive agenda in the Obama administration. They both believe that the administration has not done enough and the movement…

Panel two of the day-long Campaign for America’s Future event addressed progressives in the age of Obama. Speakers focused on the 2008 the presidential election and the progressive agenda …

Norman Lear talked about President Bush’s legacy, patriotism and religion in America. He discussed his creation of People for the American Way in 1981 to fight the influence of the religious…

The Campaign for America’s Future held an awards dinner at their “Take Back America” conference, which was held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Slide presentations or videos were shown as the ho…

Democratic legislators, party leaders, labor officials, community organizers, and others spoke at a meeting of progressive activists about the Democratic party agenda and outlook for the fut…

Campaign for America’s Future held a rally to extend the Medicare Part D enrollment deadline. Seniors, nurses, and pharmacists, as well as labor leaders and Democratic leaders talked about t…

The speakers talked about progressive politics and building a political majority. Topics included ending military involvement in Iraq, economic empowerment for working people, controlling bi…

During the closing plenary, the speakers addressed the convention on progressive issues, including labor unions, wages, prison ministry, the Senate filibuster controversy, civil rights, supp…

Howard Dean and Arianna Huffington gave the opening addresses at the Campaign for American’s Future 2005 “Take Back America” conference. It was a gathering of progressive political leaders t…

Americans United to Protect Social Security held a rally on Capitol Hill to oppose Bush administration efforts to privatize Social Security.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Governor Dean and others talked about progressive politics and the Democratic Party.

Campaign for America’s Future hosted a “Take Back America” conference at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. This portion of the program featured speeches by politicians, activists, and others.…

The panelists talked about the issues and results from the recent elections, such as strategies, financing, and voter concerns. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Participants spoke to reporters about their objections to proposals to partially privatize individual Social Security accounts. Following their remarks they answered questions from the repor…

The panelists at an event sponsored by the Brookings Institute discussed the importance of Social Security and their ideas on how to save it. The panelists agreed on the necessity of Social …

Participants including Senators, journalists, scholars and policy experts discussed how the Democratic Party can create a new agenda to unite a majority of U.S. citizens to promote more econ…