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July 8, 2008
Democracy Author To Write Platform for Democratic Party Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Karen Kornbluh, whose essay for Democracy was singled out as one of the best of 2006 by the New York Times, has been named the Principal Author of the Democratic Party platform....

June 25, 2008
Democracy Podcast: Should We Scrap Kyoto? Democracy Podcast Series: In the latest Democracy podcast, managing editor Clay Risen talks to Democracy author Ted Nordhaus about environmentalism after Kyoto....

July 3, 2008
Democracy Podcast: Doctors Without Orders Democracy Podcast Series: Josh Ruxin, calling from Rwanda, talks with editor Kenneth Baer about the need for better management practices in the public health field. ...

June 17, 2008
Democracy Triggers Congressional Hearing House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade: In response to Jamie Metzl's article in our spring issue, the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade will hold a hearing on whether or not genetic modification should be internationally regulated. ...

June 12, 2008
Introducing Issue 9: A Podcast with Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny Democracy Podcast Series: Listen in as co-editors Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny introduce Issue 9. ...

June 16, 2008
Sandra Day O'Connor Reads Democracy The Washington Post: In a recent oped in The Washington Post, former Supreme Court Justice O'Connor recommended Isabell Sawhill's Democracy article, "Old News." ...

June 11, 2008
Are Doctors Screwing Up Public Health? The New York Times: The New York Times' Nick Kristof considers Josh Ruxin's piece on public health in our most recent issue. ...

April 24, 2008
Financial Product Safety Commission Continues to Gain Ground Harvard Magazine: The Financial Product Safety Commission, an idea originally proposed in Democracy, has recently been discussed on the Senate floor and been the focus of an article in Harvard Magazine....

June 3, 2008
Barack Obama, Democracy, and the Next Progressive Agenda Philadelphia Inquirer: Chris Satullo of the Philadelphia Inquirer encourages Barack Obama to turn to Democracy's recent "What's Next?" symposium to find the blueprint for the next progressive agenda.
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April 25, 2008
Democracy Podcast: Expand the House of Representatives Democracy Podcast Series: Larry Sabato talks with Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny about the need to expand the House of Representatives....

April 28, 2008
Putting the "Home" In Homeland Security Utne: The Utne Reader has cited Matthew Dallek's call for "Civic Security," which appeared in our winter issue, as an example of an "Emerging Idea." ...

April 23, 2008
The Freakonomics of Car Insurance The New York Times: On April 20th, Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt—authors of the best-selling Freakonomics—cited Jason Bordoff's recent Democracy article as evidence in their case for pay-as-you-drive car insurance....

April 23, 2008
Tomorrow's Big Ideas The Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Morning News has excerpted long sections of our recent "What's Next?" feature in its editorial section. ...

April 15, 2008
Democracy Podcast: The Challenges of Sovereign Wealth Funds Democracy Podcast Series: In the latest podcast episode, frequent Democracy contributor Joshua Kurlantzick discusses sovereign wealth funds with editor Kenneth Baer....

March 26, 2008
Democracy Podcast: Introducing Issue 8 Democracy Podcast Series: Editors Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny discuss Issue 8. ...

April 1, 2008
Do We Need A National Primary? KPFK Radio: Democracy co-editor Kenneth Baer believes that we need a national presidential primary. KPFK radio recently interviewed him about his idea. ...

February 26, 2008
What Should Obama Do About Climate Change? The Washington Post: Barack Obama's presidential campaign should turn to the upcoming issue of Democracy for fresh thinking on how to combat global warming, suggests the Washington Post's Sebastian Mallaby....

December 18, 2007
Democracy Named Best New Publication of 2007 Utne Reader: Democracy has been named the best new publication in the 2007 Utne Independent Press Awards....

February 19, 2008
MySpace Goes to War Utne: Utne magazine recently flagged Peter Bergen's article from our Fall 2007 issue as a powerful "emerging idea." ...

December 21, 2007
Democracy Podcast: An Overview of Issue 7 Democracy Podcast Series: Co-Editors Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny discuss what’s inside Issue 7. ...

January 2, 2008
Democracy Podcast: Andrei Cherny Talks to Matthew Dallek Democracy Podcast Series: Matthew Dallek, author of “Civic Security” from Issue 7, talks to Democracy Editor Andrei Cherny about a progressive approach to homeland security....

December 19, 2007
Vietnam vs. Iraq: Democracy Authors Pull Up a Chair at TPM Café TPM Cafe: Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, authors of “Viet Not” in our latest issue, pull up a chair at TPM Café to discuss their article. ...

January 4, 2008
Andrei Cherny Discusses the Presidential Race Fox News: Voters across the political spectrum are clamoring for change. In the heat of the presidential race, Democracy editor Andrei Cherny talked about the contest on Hannity and Colmes....

January 31, 2008
Democracy Podcast: A Discussion About Wiki-Government Democracy Podcast Series: The Democracy podcast series continues as Clay Risen sits down with Beth Simone Noveck to talk about Wiki-Government. ...

November 26, 2007
The Next Clintonomics The Washington Post: What are Hillary Clinton's views on progressive fiscal policy? According to The Washington Post's David Ignatius, the answer may be found in the most recent issue of Democracy.
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November 8, 2007
Family Insurance: The Time Has Come The New York Times: With more and more American workers mobile and unattached to any specific employer other than themselves, the need to insure "free agent nation" is urgent. The New York Times Magazine reports that Democracy may have published a solution to the problem. ...

October 23, 2007
Democracy's Influence on the Presidential Debate The New York Times: What would progressive fiscal policy look like in a Democratic administration? The New York Times reports that Democracy has been leading the search for an answer to that question. ...

October 23, 2007
Rising-Tide Economics: A Q and A With Gene Sperling Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Gene Sperling, the author of "Rising-Tide Economics" in Issue 6, answers questions about his piece. ...

October 19, 2007
Democracy Nominated for Best New Publication Utne Reader: Democracy: A Journal of Ideas has been nominated for Best New Publication by the Utne Reader's Independent Press Awards. ...

October 15, 2007
"The World Has Changed:" An Interview with Ken Baer Campaign Insider: Democracy co-editor Ken Baer talks to Campaign Insider about the journal and its role in progressive politics. ...

September 17, 2007
Video and Transcript of "After Iraq" Panel Now Available Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: If you missed the Democracy/Carnegie Endowment panel on "After Iraq," you can now read the transcript and see the entire event on video ......

September 7, 2007
Brooks on Bordoff The New York Times: In today's New York Times, columnist David Brooks approvingly cites "Broken Contract," an article by Hamilton Project Director Jason Bordoff....

August 27, 2007
Do We Need a Financial Product Safety Commission? The Oklahoman: Richard Mize, real estate editor for the Oklahoman, covers Elizabeth Warren's proposal for a Financial Product Safety Commission ["Unsafe at Any Rate," Issue #5]. He writes, "A little regulation goes a long way, but to hear Elizabeth Warren tell it, not nearly far enough in the mortgage market"...

August 1, 2007
Man of Democracy Phoenix Magazine: The August issue of Phoenix Magazine profiles Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny ...

June 25, 2007
A Proposal to Protect Your Wallet The Dallas Morning News: Pamela Yip of the Dallas Morning News seconds Elizabeth Warren's call for a Financial Product Safety Commission, which first appeared...

June 11, 2007
Are Americans Too Stupid to Handle Credit on Their Own? The Economist: The Economist's blog features a lengthy critique of Elizabeth Warren's call for a Financial Product Safety Commission, featured in her article "Unsafe at Any Rate" in Democracy Issue #5...

June 11, 2007
Wanted: Credit Cops CNN/Money: Money Senior Editor Roger Regnier writes approvingly of Elizabeth Warren's proposal for a Financial Product Safety Commission in the ...

June 11, 2007
Elizabeth Warren's Financial Product Safety Commission Time: Time's business and economics columnist Justin Fox blogs about Elizabeth Warren's proposal for ...

June 22, 2007
The Subprime Implosion: It Gets Worse The Philadelphia Inquirer: In an editorial about the growing crisis surrounding subprime mortgages, The Philadelphia Inquirer discusses Elizabeth Warren's ...

June 12, 2007
One Market, One Regulator Forbes: Elizabeth Warren's proposal, in the latest issue of Democracy, to create a single, new regulatory regime for the credit industry has stirred great interest among lawmakers, as Forbes's Brian Wingfield explains...

June 12, 2007
Blue Dogs Take Aim At Record Deficits The Washington Post: In her coverage of the Blue Dog Coalition, a group of 40 House Democrats committed to balancing the budget, The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery speaks to Democracy Co-Editor Andrei Cherny...

June 12, 2007
"Balanced Budgets: Holy Grail or Overrated?" Webcast Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: What should progressives do about the budget deficit? Today Democracy convened a panel of leading thinkers...

June 11, 2007
In Search of the Next Big Idea The Chicago Tribune: "For a committed Democrat," writes the Chicago Tribune's Michael Tackett, "Kenneth Baer looks to unlikely places for inspiration"...

June 10, 2007
Beware of Exploding Mortgages The New York Times: The New York Times's Gretchen Morgenson writes up Elizabeth Warren's article calling for a Financial Product Safety Commission in the summer 2007 issue of Democracy...

May 21, 2007
Democracy Featured in The Utne Reader: This month the Utne Reader featured Democracy in its "From the Stacks" feature...

February 28, 2007
How Distortions of History Harm Public Debate The Chronicle of Higher Education: In a recent online article, the Chronicle of Higher Education featured a review of Ohio University Kevin Mattson's ...

January 24, 2007
The Knee-Jerk Opposition The Washington Post: The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus cites Jason Furman's "Our Unhealthy Tax Code" [Issue #1] in a piece about President Bush's health care proposal....

January 11, 2007
Where Labor, Environmental Activists Have Failed The Wall Street Journal: The Wall Street Journal's Robin Moroney highlights Aaron Chatterji and Siona Listokin's "Corporate Social Irresponsibility" [Issue #3], writing that...

December 17, 2006
The 2006 Sidney Awards The New York Times: In his annual selection of the year's best essays, New York Times columnist David Brooks singled out Karen Kornbluh's "Families Valued" from Issue #2...

November 19, 2006
The Last 20th-Century Election? The New York Times Magazine: Reporter Matt Bai writes about the significance of the 2006 midterms and quotes Democracy editors Ken Baer and Andrei Cherny as saying...

July 10, 2006
Wake up, Democrats: Ideas and Vision Do Matter The Los Angeles Times: Co-editors Ken Baer and Andrei Cherny argue in a Los Angeles Times op-ed that the Democrats need to start generating new ideas if they want to return to power....

June 25, 2006
With Job-Based Healthcare Ailing, It May Be Time to Seek a Cure The Los Angeles Times: Columnist Ron Brownstein discusses Jason Furman's Democracy article on health insurance and the tax code....

June 22, 2006
Thinking Outside the Blog The Washington Post: Columnist David Broder calls the first issue of Democracy "really impressive."...

June 21, 2006
The Democrats Reassess The Washington Post: Reporter Dan Balz describes Democracy: "Their goal is do for the Democrats what journals such as Public Interest did for conservatives and Republicans decades ago, which is to bring forward big ideas to challenge what they regard as the tired thinking that grips Democratic politicians."...

June 21, 2006
Fukuyama, Hannah and Zegna The New York Times: Columnist Maureen Dowd calls Democracy "a progressive journal to ponder big ideas that might help the wretched Democrats stop driving on Ambien and snatch back a little power."...

June 20, 2006
Taking a Page from the GOP Playbook Cnn.com's Morning Grind: Mark Preston writes in the Morning Grind that "While most Democrats are trying to tailor their party's message for the midterm elections in an attempt to take back the House and Senate, a small group of Democrats are focusing on the long term."...

June 20, 2006
Hoping to Emulate Conservative Success, Dem Young Guns Launch Journal of Ideas The Hill: Jonathan Kaplan profiles Democracy co-editors Kenneth Baer and Andrei Cherny....

June 18, 2006
What the Democrats Need Is a Little Power The Los Angeles Times: Columnist Ron Brownstein sees Democracy as a central part of the "infrastructure" of the next liberal resurgence....

June 17, 2006
Publish or Perish National Journal: Reporter James Barnes plugs Democracy....

June 13, 2006
Ideas, Please The Hotline On-Call: Reporter Marc Ambinder reports on the Clintons "shower[ing] affection" on Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny....

April 25, 2006
The Left's Big Ideas Washington Post: Columnist E.J. Dionne mentions Democracy in an article surveying the push for new ideas on the left....

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June 2, 2008
Democracy and Democracy: Andrei Cherny and David Frum on BloggingheadsTV
BloggingheadsTV: Democracy co-editor Andrei Cherny recently appeared on Bloggingheads TV with former Bush speech writer David Frum to discuss the journal and the state of the presidential race. ...

May 30, 2008
Watch "What's Next?: The New Progressive Agenda" Video
Center for American Progress: In its spring issue, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas presented 20 new ideas that will set the next progressive agenda. On May 29th, C-SPAN was there as we explored some of these ideas in depth. Watch the video.
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April 15, 2008
See Democracy Editor Andrei Cherny Discuss His New Book, The Candy Bombers
The Candy Bombers: Democracy co-editor and co-founder Andrei Cherny is the author of the new book, The Candy Bombers. He'll be touring the country to discuss the book and sign copies. ...

February 15, 2008
Kenneth Baer on Brian Lehrer
WNYC: On February 15th, Democracy co-editor Kenneth Baer appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the complex Democratic primary process. ...

February 18, 2008
The Art of Inspiration
NPR: Democracy Co-Editor Kenneth Baer recently appeared on NPR to talk about the rhetoric of inspiration. ...

November 26, 2007
Video of Panel
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Watch Senators Bill Bradley and Bob Kerrey, as well as Gene Sperling, Bernard Schwartz, Robert Hormats and Democracy's Andrei Cherny discuss the future of progressive fiscal policy. ...

September 17, 2007
The First Democracy Podcast: An Overview of Issue 6
Democracy Podcast Series: Listen in as Co-Editors Andrei Cherny and Ken Baer discuss the new issue. ...

September 18, 2007
Democracy Podcast: An Interview with Michele Flournoy
Democracy Podcast Series: Michele Flournoy, director of the Center for a New American Security, and contributor to our "After Iraq" symposium, talks to Democracy's Ethan Porter. ...

September 21, 2007
Democracy Podcast: Peter Bergen Talks to Clay Risen
Democracy Podcast Series: Peter Bergen, contributor to Democracy's "After Iraq" symposium, discusses his piece with Managing Editor Clay Risen. ...

October 2, 2007
Globalization, Growth, and Social Equity: American and European Perspectives
Center for American Progress: Two Democracy contributors, Karen Kornbluh and Gene Sperling, discuss the Dynamism Economy with former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and two leading European policymakers. ...

October 16, 2007
America's Fiscal Challenges: A Panel Discussion
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: On October 16th in New York City, the debate over America's future economic policy that Democracy has helped spur in our recent issues will continue in a panel discussion we are co-hosting with The New School's Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis....

September 17, 2007
After Iraq: U.S. Strategy in the Middle East After the Troops Come Home
Democracy and The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: In its fall issue, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas brings together an unprecedented collection of thirteen of the top progressive foreign policy thinkers writing on the critical topic: "What the U.S. should do once it leaves Iraq." Three of the authors will join us to discuss the future of American foreign policy in the Middle East. ...

June 12, 2007
Video from Balanced Budgets Panel Now Available
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Missed Democracy's panel discussion on budget policy? The full event is now on video...

August 7, 2007
New Social Contract Panel Transcript Now Available
The Hamilton Project: The complete transcript from the July 26, 2007 panel on a new social contract, held jointly by the Hamilton Project and Democracy...

August 3, 2007
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas to Host Key Debate Panels At YearlyKos Convention
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Blogs are important, but they alone won't produce the big ideas progressives need to reshape the political landscape in 2008 and beyond. That's why Democracy: A Journal of Ideas, the progressive quarterly, will be playing a major role at this week's YearlyKos convention in Chicago...

July 26, 2007
A New Social Contract
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas and the Hamilton Project: In the decades after World War II, the United States developed an implicit social compact that businesses, government and individuals would all play a role in ensuring the health, retirement and other benefits ...

June 21, 2007
The Politics of Poverty and Social Policy: Old Myths and New Realities
The New America Foundation: On Thursday, June 21, the New America Foundation will hold a discussion on American welfare policy featuring two Democracy authors, William & Mary Professor Chris Howard and New America's Mark Schmitt, along with New America's Margy Waller...

June 12, 2007
June 12 Panel: "Balanced Budgets: Holy Grail or Overrated?"
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas: Please join us Tuesday, June 12, 2007, for a panel discussion to celebrate the first anniversary of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas....

April 27, 2007
Kenneth Baer, Live on Philadelphia Radio
WHYY Philadelphia: Listen to a podcast of Democracy Co-Editor Kenneth Baer on WHYY Philadelphia's "Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane"...

February 9, 2007
Democracy/Center for American Progress CSR Panel Video
The Center for American Progress: With corporate social responsibility becoming a major topic of discussion from the Beltway to the boardroom, Democracy recently teamed up...

January 2, 2007
Andrei Cherny: Commentary on Democracy
Access Tuscon: Democracy Co-editor Andrei Cherny recently appeared on Access Tuscon's current-events program "Political Perspectives." The episode...

October 19, 2006
The Battle After Bush: Video from the Democracy/New America Panel
Democracy: A Journal of Ideas and the New America Foundation: In cooperation with the New America Foundation, on Thursday, October 19 Democracy: A Journal of Ideas hosted a brown-bag lunch panel on the future of American foreign policy...

September 28, 2006
Panel: China's Illiberal Challenge
University of California, Berkeley: Berkeley's Naazneen Barma and Ely Ratner, authors of "China's Illiberal Challenge" in Democracy #2, will be giving...

July 12, 2006
Democracy's Panel Discussion on Ideas and Politics
Video: Missed Democracy's panel on ideas and politics? Windows visitors, click here to view with Windows Media Player, Mac visitors click here to view with Quicktime...

June 25, 2006
Recast of
CSPAN Radio: Missed Democracy's panel on ideas and politics? Catch it Sunday, June 25 at 11 on CSPAN Radio....

June 20, 2006
Do Ideas Still Matter? Or Is Politics Brain Dead?
Press Release: Editors of three leading political magazines – Francis Fukuyama of The American Interest, Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard and Michael Tomasky of the liberal American Prospect – will join the founding editors of a new progressive publication in a panel discussion June 20 to mark the launch of Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. ...

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