As I was sitting and pondering yet again how to present the data that On The Bus has valiantly summarized from the Progressive Voices Project(take a look!)….I drifted over to Truth and Progress. To find that we are unsurprisingly not alone in trying to find a common definition of what it means to be “a Progressive.” Somehow the Center for American Progress seems to have stolen a march on Docudharma!
From Think Progress and John Halpin, a Senior Fellow and Executive Speechwriter at the Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress, in conjunction with the Glaser Progress Foundation, recently launched a multi-year effort to increase public understanding of what it means to be a progressive given our nation’s history and the challenges we face today.
The first part of the campaign involves a pilot experiment to begin defining progressivismin the public’s mind through a series of distinct advertisements that explain the progressive movement’s core values and policy ideas, its historical accomplishments, and its philosophical differences with conservatives.
They have produced four videos for test marketing, you can view them below the fold. There is also a nice article highlighting The Global Common Good. The link at the bottom leads to more info on their panel.
Watch the videos and see what you think!