Defining a progressive economic strategy for America’s future
By Jeff Faux
03-30-06
Opinion pieces and speeches by EPI staff and associates.
[ THIS DEBATE ORIGINALLY TOOK PLACE AT THE ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE ON FEBRUARY 26, 2006. ]
Defining a progressive economic strategy for America's future
After two consecutive elections in which Democratic candidates failed to turn clear economic advantages into electoral victory, a debate is raging over what the Democrats should do now. Economic Policy Institute founder Jeff Faux joined former White House economic advisor Gene Sperling to discuss their differing economic strategies for Democrats and progressives at an event sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future on Thursday, February 23, 2006 at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
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Jeff Faux was the founding president and now Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C.
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