Progressives Push Forward, Regressives Pull Back
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 24th, 2011 4:31 am by HL
Progressives Push Forward, Regressives Pull Back
Robert Reich, SF Chron
Robert ReichSunday, October 23, 2011A fundamental war has been waged in this nation since its founding, between progressive forces pushing us forward and regressive forces pulling us backward.We are going to battle once again.Progressives believe in openness, equal opportunity and tolerance. Progressives assume we're all in it together: We all benefit from public investments in schools and health care and infrastructure. And we all do better with strong safety nets, reasonable constraints on Wall Street and big business and a truly progressive tax system. Progressives worry when the rich…