In the current Harper's magazine there is a forum called Liberalism Regained. Harper's editors gathered some well-known progressives to talk about the future of the Democratic Party and progressive politics. It's an interesting read, and it makes me feel better that progressives are thinking about the future.

The impression I'm getting is that the conservatives have been working for the past 30 years, slowly chipping away at the progressive base of America to gain mainsream acceptance of their ideas. Maybe we need to lay out some sort of 30 year plan that has some coherent policy recommendations. Just a thought. I gotta go to work...