Progressives and Obama

By Nation Podcast

February 6, 2009


Barack Obama won a resounding victory in November, but was it a victory for progressives? With the new administration now into its first 100 days, The Nation and Air America Media convened a panel of experts, activists and journalists to debate the role of progressives in the Obama presidency. Held at New York University on January 28, the panel debated when progressives should work with the new administration, and when they should mobilize for change. Topics ranged from Afghanistan, affirmative action and Social Security to the economic crisis, partisanship and the restoration of the rule of law.

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The panelists were journalist William Greider, columnist and legal scholar Patricia Williams, foreign policy expert Lawrence Korb and Eli Pariser, executive director and co-founder of MoveOn.org. The panel was moderated by Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor and publisher of The Nation and Mark Green, president of Air America Media. This podcast provides audio of the full event, including audience questions.

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