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'''New Vision Institute for Policy and Progress''' is a national network of young as well as established scholars who encourage progressive public policy. The network works on institution-building, generating strong bonds between progressive academics and intellectuals and progressive politicians and policy-makers.<ref>[http://www.newvisioninstitute.org/about/ About]</ref> | '''New Vision Institute for Policy and Progress''' is a national network of young as well as established scholars who encourage progressive public policy. The network works on institution-building, generating strong bonds between progressive academics and intellectuals and progressive politicians and policy-makers.<ref>[http://www.newvisioninstitute.org/about/ About]</ref> | ||
It is made up of a team of approximately 20 doctoral students and professors at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of California.<ref>[http://www.newvisioninstitute.org/faq/ FAQs]</ref> | It is made up of a team of approximately 20 doctoral students and professors at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of California.<ref>[http://www.newvisioninstitute.org/faq/ FAQs]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Soros connection== | ||
| + | On November 29, 2006 [[Open Society Institute]] held a roundtable discussion entitled "How Do Progressives Connect Ideas to Action?" | ||
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| + | :''Individuals and organizations with similarly progressive goals often dilute their power by working alone or even working at cross-purposes. As Americans who are politically left of center move forward, questions of infrastructure, communication, and collaboration are particularly important.'' | ||
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| + | Participants included several key leaders of the "progressive" movement:<ref>http://www.soros.org/resources/events/progressives_20061129</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Deepak Bhargava]] [[Center for Community Change]] | ||
| + | *[[Robert Borosage]] [[Campaign for America's Future]]. | ||
| + | *[[Rosa Brooks]] [[Open Society Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[Anna Burger]] [[Service Employees International Union]] | ||
| + | *[[Eric Foner]] Columbia University, Department of History | ||
| + | *[[Michel Gelobter]] [[Redefining Progress]] | ||
| + | *[[Hendrik Hertzberg]] [http://www.newyorker.com/ The New Yorker] | ||
| + | *[[Alan Jenkins]] [[Opportunity Agenda]] | ||
| + | *[[Gara LaMarche]] [[Open Society Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[Jal Mehta]] [[New Vision Institute for Policy and Progress]] | ||
| + | *[[David Moss]] [[The Tobin Project]] | ||
| + | *[[Iara Peng]] [[Young People For]] | ||
| + | *[[Stephanie Robinson]] [[The Jamestown Project]] at Yale | ||
| + | *[[Joel Rogers]] University of Wisconsin Law School | ||
| + | *[[Andrea Batista Schlesinger]] [[Drum Major Institute]] for Public Policy | ||
| + | *[[Katrina vanden Heuvel]] [[The Nation]] editor. | ||
| + | *[[John Podesta]] [[Center for American Progress]] | ||
| + | *[[Michael Waldman]] [[The Brennan Center for Justice]] | ||
| + | *[[Matthew Yglesias]] [[The American Prospect]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 7 July 2017
Template:TOCnestleft New Vision Institute for Policy and Progress is a national network of young as well as established scholars who encourage progressive public policy. The network works on institution-building, generating strong bonds between progressive academics and intellectuals and progressive politicians and policy-makers.[1]
It is made up of a team of approximately 20 doctoral students and professors at Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Michigan, and the University of California.[2]
Soros connection
On November 29, 2006 Open Society Institute held a roundtable discussion entitled "How Do Progressives Connect Ideas to Action?"
- Individuals and organizations with similarly progressive goals often dilute their power by working alone or even working at cross-purposes. As Americans who are politically left of center move forward, questions of infrastructure, communication, and collaboration are particularly important.
Participants included several key leaders of the "progressive" movement:[3]
- Deepak Bhargava Center for Community Change
- Robert Borosage Campaign for America's Future.
- Rosa Brooks Open Society Institute
- Anna Burger Service Employees International Union
- Eric Foner Columbia University, Department of History
- Michel Gelobter Redefining Progress
- Hendrik Hertzberg The New Yorker
- Alan Jenkins Opportunity Agenda
- Gara LaMarche Open Society Institute
- Jal Mehta New Vision Institute for Policy and Progress
- David Moss The Tobin Project
- Iara Peng Young People For
- Stephanie Robinson The Jamestown Project at Yale
- Joel Rogers University of Wisconsin Law School
- Andrea Batista Schlesinger Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
- Katrina vanden Heuvel The Nation editor.
- John Podesta Center for American Progress
- Michael Waldman The Brennan Center for Justice
- Matthew Yglesias The American Prospect