Have you heard any news in the major corporate media about the Contract For The American Dream, from The American Dream Movement? Probably not. And this means you probably didn’t know there were over 400 protests in 32 different states against 85 members of Congress during the August Congressional recess. Or that the Contract has already been signed by more than 295,000 people. (The Campaign for America’s Future is teaming up with Van Jones’ “Rebuild The Dream” organization to put on the Take Back the American Dream Conference October 3-5 in Washington, DC.)
Equal Time
When President Obama gave his State of the Union address, CNN aired a “Tea Party Response” from Michelle Bachmann’s. Click here to ask CNN to air the American Dream Movement’s progressive response to the president’s major jobs speech on Thursday. The response should come from more than just one side of the political spectrum.
The Contract
The Contract for the American Dream consists of 10 critical steps to get our economy back on track: (Please click through for details, to learn how the Contract was put together, and for ways to sign up and help.)
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I. Invest in America’s Infrastructure
II. Create 21st Century Energy Jobs
III. Invest in Public Education
IV. Offer Medicare for All
V. Make Work Pay
VI. Secure Social Security
VII. Return to Fairer Tax Rates
VIII. End the Wars and Invest at Home
IX. Tax Wall Street Speculation
X. Strengthen Democracy