Isaiah J. Poole

The incoming Obama administration has promised to bring cities out of the federal policy wilderness to which they have been exiled for the past eight years. And, given the scale of the economic crisis facing the country, it must, for the sake of the country.

With the economy facing a historic crisis, the question is whether progressives can unite around a plan to make the economy work for working people again, and then work with a new administration and Congress make economic recovery and transformation a reality. What do you think?

In the deluge of financial news, one story that is emblematic of the colossal failure of the conservative approach to government has gotten too little attention: The Washington Post's in-depth look Sunday at the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Today there are new signs that President-elect Obama's economic team and the Democratic leadership in Congress are prepared to commit to an economic recovery plan that is suited to the scale of the problem. But the progressive movement will still have to push the envelope.

Capitol Hill staff members, activists and experts met across the street from the Capitol this morning to build the case for "real investment in America"—shifting the focus from bailing out Wall Street to getting back to the basics of what made America great: its investments in public goods and people. We live-blog this conference.

The incoming Obama administration has promised to bring cities out of the federal policy wilderness to which they have been exiled for the past eight years. And, given the scale of the economic crisis facing the country, it must, for the sake of the country.

With the economy facing a historic crisis, the question is whether progressives can unite around a plan to make the economy work for working people again, and then work with a new administration and Congress make economic recovery and transformation a reality. What do you think?

In the deluge of financial news, one story that is emblematic of the colossal failure of the conservative approach to government has gotten too little attention: The Washington Post's in-depth look Sunday at the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Today there are new signs that President-elect Obama's economic team and the Democratic leadership in Congress are prepared to commit to an economic recovery plan that is suited to the scale of the problem. But the progressive movement will still have to push the envelope.

Capitol Hill staff members, activists and experts met across the street from the Capitol this morning to build the case for "real investment in America"—shifting the focus from bailing out Wall Street to getting back to the basics of what made America great: its investments in public goods and people. We live-blog this conference.