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Photo of the Week: “The Same Goal”
Photo from Shimaa from Tahrir Square
Tagged egypt, Occupy Wall Street, progressive, protest
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Young Gets It Done in Croton-on-Hudson
From Westchester Young Democrats (and friends of MYD!) Kevin Davis and Brian Pugh Contrary to popular belief, Manhattan is not the full extent of New York. On March 15th, voters in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY will be voting on Proposition 1 – to move their Village Elections from March to November. Eleven citizens led by two Young Democrats, Kevin Davis and Brian Pugh, initiated a referendum to move these village elections to November. The consequences of having a separate March village election is lower voter participation than in November and the actual fiscal cost to the village taxpayers of having to conduct their own fully separate separate election. Common-sense progressive change is not supported by everyone – the Croton-on-Hudson … More >>
Tagged progressive, reform, upstate
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Challenge to Democrats: What Can You Do In Two Months?
This should go without saying, but while we’re staring at a possible two years of gridlock and political jockeying rather than legislative achievement, Democrats still have the opportunity to get something done in the time we have left. From The Nation via Democratic Strategist (click here for the full post) : The period after an election is not set aside for rearranging furniture; Congress sits for two years, not twenty-two months, and it’s supposed to do its job for the entire term. That doesn’t mean Democrats should be blind to the election results; to the contrary, they should respond to them–while getting things done for the American people…. …Pelosi is smart to link the defense of healthcare reform, financial regulation … More >>
Tagged activism, congress, dadt, Democrats, Dream Act, organize, progressive
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What is Progressivism?
I would like to take a second to break away from the news reporting on this blog and delve into a little political theory. I pose a relatively straightforward question: what is progressivism (or liberalism)? It’s obviously an ideology. But an ideology of what? Of progress? What is progress? What does progress look like? For some, progress would mean going back to the days of the Robber Barons and the Gilded Age, when the US government resembled that of a Third World nation, lacking any real power relative to the Trusts. For most of us who call ourselves progressives, however, that is not what progress looks like. So what is it? For many, “progressivism” is just a term used to … More >>
Dangerous Business
I was reading this post about how nationalization of certain banks could play out and the challenges Obama faces in devising a viable solution for the banking crisis. Suddenly a quote from Lord of the Rings popped into my head: "It’s a dangerous business…going out your door. You step out onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to." Dangerous business , indeed: The nationalization conversation has, probably rightly, proceeded from the premise of what policy is most likely to work. But in the White House, the principals are also presumably considering the costs of failure. And the failure of a policy of nationalization is a scarier prospect than … More >>
