Cities for Progress

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Cities for Progress is a growing network of locally-elected officials and community-based activists working together for social change. CFP is a network that incorporates local, national and global approaches to issues that affect us in our own communities.

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Recent Work

Blog
A Ditty on Newt Gingrich: The Apogee of a Would-be Nominee
May 3, 2012 - We'll carry on with Barack and Mitt, but we lament that you called it quits. By Karen Dolan

Blog
If Health Care Reform Falls, Look in the Mirror
April 1, 2012 - It didn't have to be this way. We had the power to make things different. In fact, we still have the power to make things different. By Karen Dolan

Blog
Paul Ryan's 2013 Budget Slashes Social Safety Net, Gives Tax Breaks to the Rich
March 20, 2012 - Paul Ryan's 2013 budget shows not only that the GOP is wildly out of touch with average Americans, but that they lack the ability to lead us anywhere but off a cliff. By Karen Dolan

Blog
Populism and Pain in Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal
February 14, 2012 - Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly from a budget proposal where Obama is letting the 1 percent off rather easy, while the rest of us, especially the poor, shoulder the pain. By Karen Dolan, published in AlterNet and The Huffington Post

Blog
Karen Dolan Weighs in on Romney's Latest Gaffe
February 2, 2012 - The "ample safety net" that Mitt referenced during an interview with CNN's Soledad O'Brien would be shredded if his policies were to be enacted. By Emily Schwartz Greco

Op-Ed
A Better Way of Measuring Progress in Maryland
January 30, 2012 - GDP doesn't measure most of what's necessary for a good life. By Karen Dolan

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Buy This Book
- Published January 28, 2009
- ISBN 978-0-7391-3167-1
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond
By Chester Hartman

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets.

Today, IPS has taken on the same task for the Obama administration. Mandate for Change is aimed at strengthening the new administration at a time when the need for progressive policies — and appointing progressive people to lead such efforts—is most urgent.
Buy This Book
- Published April 2, 2007
- ISBN 978-1904859611
A Bush & Botox World
By Saul Landau

Botox promoters promise to wipe away wrinkles, the signs of aging-the signs of time passing. Such "eternal youth" potions metaphorically help erase the very notion of time itself. In a phony world, increasingly dependent on smoke and mirrors, it is no wonder we look at elected officials like a cheap circus act. Saul Landau travels in and out of America, from the stress-filled cultures of Southern Californian businesspeople and poor towns in Texas, to the wildly booming streets of Hanoi and temples of Angkor Wat, to muse on just how low we have sunk.

The book explores the ironies of a time in which science explores the genetic code and masters the physics of instant global communication technology, while bible thumpers and talkers to Christ advocate medieval crusades to spread their order to infidels. Gore Vidal provides a scabrously funny introduction to a book by an author he says he "loves to steal ideas from."

February 15, 2012

The Huffington Post features blog “Populism and Pain in Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal”
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February 14, 2012

AlterNet features blog “Populism and Pain in Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal”
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February 2, 2012

CNN
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[W]hat is far more puzzling is the reason Romney gave CNN's Soledad O'Brien for what sounded very much like callous disregard for the poorest Americans. "I'm not concerned about the very poor," he said. "We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair, I'll fix it." Actually, if you look at Romney's policy agenda, you will see that "fixing it" could not be further from his plan, unless it's doublespeak for "eviscerating it."
September 25, 2011

Progressive Charlestown (RI) features article “With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net”
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September 23, 2011

The Ellsworth (KS) Independent-Reporter features article “With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net”
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September 22, 2011

Southern Maryland Online
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"Karen Dolan from the Institute for Policy Studies said the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the global war on terror have cost the U.S. more than $2 trillion. The talk in Washington is for the government to cut spending, and Dolan said studies have shown that combat spending does not create jobs. Cutting military spending, she said, would be “smart because taking money from the military, rather than Social Security or Medicare, would have the impact of increasing U.S. employment,” Dolan said."
September 15, 2011

Common Dreams features article “A Cold Cup of Bitter Tea ”
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March 10, 2011

National Journal
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“'Most Americans don’t realize the extent to which unions were eroded,' even if they're supportive of collective-bargaining rights, said Karen Dolan, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. 'This has really brought to light workers' rights—collective-bargaining unions are the backbone of the country,' she said. 'We take that for granted because these struggles were many decades ago.'”
January 5, 2011

The Sidney (MT) Herald features article “Not Much to Celebrate with Obama's Tax Deal”
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December 28, 2010

The (Mountain Home, AR) Baxter Bulletin features article “Not Much to Celebrate with Obama's Tax Deal”
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Cities for Progress

www.citiesforprogress.org/

Recent Work

The Huffington Post features blog “Populism and Pain in Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal”

AlterNet features blog “Populism and Pain in Obama's 2013 Budget Proposal”

CNN

Progressive Charlestown (RI) features article “With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net”

The Ellsworth (KS) Independent-Reporter features article “With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net”

Southern Maryland Online

Common Dreams features article “A Cold Cup of Bitter Tea ”

National Journal

The Sidney (MT) Herald features article “Not Much to Celebrate with Obama's Tax Deal”

The (Mountain Home, AR) Baxter Bulletin features article “Not Much to Celebrate with Obama's Tax Deal”

Project Staff