Progressives shouldn't confuse a party with a movement
Parties are loyal to their own power regardless of policy agenda, writes columnist David Sirota. Movements, however, are loyal to their own policy agenda regardless of which party champions it.
Though the 2006 and 2008 elections were billed as progressive movement successes, the story behind them highlights a longer-term failure. During those contests, most leaders of Washington's major labor, environmental, antiwar and anti-poverty groups spent millions of dollars on a party endeavor — specifically, on electing a Democratic president and Democratic Congress. In the process, many groups subverted their own movement agendas in the name of ... Full Story »
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