Tuesday, August 9, 2011

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Progressive Groups Unveil 'Contract For The American Dream'

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Progressive Groups Unveil 'Contract For The American Dream'

Progressive Groups Unveil 'Contract For The American Dream'


Sam Stein, Huffington Post.com
8/8/11

WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling, widely viewed as yet another setback for the progressive community, advocacy groups on the left are redoubling efforts to change the political narrative.

S&P's decision to downgrade the United States' debt and the market selloff that followed has only emboldened those voices who believe the main structural problem plaguing the economy has less to do with debt and more to do with a lack of economic growth.

On Monday afternoon, MoveOn.org and Rebuild the Dream announced a campaign to build up a popular movement that could match (if not surpass) the debt reduction crowd in both size and energy. And they have