Connecting the progressive movement, ideas, and Congress
Fix the Senate. End the Filibuster.
The single biggest obstacle to effective progressive policy change in this country is the abuse of the Senate filibuster rules.
They were abused to weaken the healthcare bill.
They are being abused to stop the energy bill.
They are being abused to stop banking reform.
They are being abused to stop immigration reform.
Watch Darcy at Netroots Nation
Darcy Burner joined hundreds of other progressive activists, bloggers, and elected officials at Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. Watch video of Darcy's panels on Afghanistan, and on the emerging power of the progressive movement in Congress.
Progressive Congress Joins Strengthen Social Security
Progressive Congress recently joined the Strengthen Social Security...Don't Cut It campaign, a coalition of more than 60 organizations including the SEIU, Alliance for Retired Americans, and the AFL-CIO. This coalition is launching a major mobilization to push back against claims that Social Security is a major component of the budget deficit, and should be eliminated.
CPC Letter on Immigration Reform
The Congressional Progressive Caucus urges the President to act on immigration reform. Read about the priciples the CPC wants included in comprehensive immigration reform.
David Waldman on Filibuster Reform
Watch videos of David Waldman as he explains filibuster reform at America's Future Now! David is the creator of CongressMatters.com and a fellow of ProgressiveCongress.org.
Progressive News
A Modern Progressive Populist Platform (Huffington Post)
The way populism wins is to be angry at what the elites have done to this country and smart about how to fix it all at the same time. Here is a winning progressive populist platform for the 21st century.
I'm American. And You? (NY Times)
Last week, a group of senior Republican senators called for hearings on repealing the 14th Amendment, the one that affords children born on American soil automatic citizenship. These stands garnered a fair amount of publicity, and at a moment of voter insurrection, they may well yield short-term advantages for the Republican Party. History suggests, however, that the long term may be more problematic.
