Roosevelt Rundown: New Year, New Progressivism
Friday, 10 January 2020
2020 deserves a new worldview. The Roosevelt Rundown is an email series featuring the Roosevelt Institute’s top stories of the week. Beyond Neoliberalism On Wednesday, January 15, the Roosevelt Institute will lead an event dedicated to moving beyond neoliberalism and building an affirmative alternate vision rooted in progressive ideas, rules, and institutions. Highlighting two forthcoming
- Published in Roosevelt Rundown
Five Questions We Wish the Candidates Had to Answer at the October Debate
Friday, 18 October 2019
If there can be listicles about the best burrito in every state, why not about the 2020 election? “Last week, Ellen DeGeneres was criticized after she and former President George W. Bush were seen laughing together at a football game. Ellen defended their friendship, saying, ‘We’re all different, and I think that we’ve forgotten that
- Published in Blog, Democratic Access, Economy and Growth, homepage-slider, Politics
Good Progressive Policies Make Good Coalition Politics
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
In advance of tonight’s debate, a few prominent commentators and political figures—most recently former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel—have taken the current presidential field to task. These critics argue that candidates are taking policy positions that are too far outside the mainstream for any general election standard bearer. But the critics are simply wrong. Many different