In early 2004, the real-estate-fueled economy was chugging along, Iraq had yet to collapse into sectarian war, FEMAs post-Katrina failures were still a glimmer in Michael Browns eye, and most liberals thought the biggest problem with the Bush administration was its politicsnot its ability to get the job done. But veteran Democratic policy adviser Bruce […]
Bruce Reed
Bruce Reed served as chief of staff to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden from 2011-2013. He was director of the Domestic Policy Council during the Clinton administration from 1996 to 2001.
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They Might Be Giants
Alan Wolfe says Democrats can reclaim the mantle of American greatness.
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Abortion Rally
After sharing the Mall with a million choice supporters yesterday, I don’t see how anyone could say that our side lacks religious fervor. People made pilgrimages from thousands of miles to stand up for their convictions, flocking to the capital of compassionate conservatism to demand more compassion from their leaders. At the same time, I […]
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Monkey Do
Yet for those of us who served in the early Clinton White House, the little ways the Bush administration has tried so hard to look different are less striking than the one big way it looks familiar. A Southern governor with lots of charm but an uncertain mandate wins the presidency by promising to take […]
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Embarrassment of Riches
But a funny thing happened on the way to the class war: The rich won, and the rest of the country hardly noticed. If the masses are about to storm the gates, they forgot to tell their representatives in Congress. This month, the Senate will decide whether to make permanent the repeal of the estate […]
