Bill Clinton Gives Us Our Marching Orders

by Leigh Graham · 2009-06-16 13:00:00 UTC
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Per Chris Bowers at Open Left:

President Clinton told the assembled bloggers that one of the best things they could do for elected Democrats is to function as a "counterveiling" source of progressive pressure. That is, he encouraged us to offer left-wing criticism of Democrats on key policy areas, and that we should urge our leaders and elected officials to favor further reaching, more community-focused public policy. In fact, he indicated that he would have wanted more such progressive media pushing him during his time in office...

He also indicated that he believed this was the start of anew progressive era in the federal government--the first since the mid-1960's--and was hopeful that major progressive agenda items on health care and climate change would pass as a result.

I heard this yesterday a strategy conference for non-profits - that we're entering another era of major social change, especially concerning social welfare.   Only at the conference the speaker credited NPs and the private sector with leading the change, not the federal government as with the New Deal and Great Society.

So, not to get too cheeky here, but what are YOU doing to change the world?

And, so as not to get all individualistic, what SYSTEMS should we be changing?

PS: Read the rest of Bowers's post to find out just WHO to target.

(Hillary's husband on the campaign trail, 2008, by Photo Mojo)

Leigh Graham
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