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DLC Buzz | April 5, 2010
Message from Ed Gresser
I'm excited and humbled to be running an institution as important as the DLC , and as I start I'd like to share a few thoughts.
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The Tennessean | Opinion | September 20, 2009
Let's Take a Long View on Costs, Budget Deficit
By Harold Ford, Jr.
The extraordinary measures taken at the height of the nation's economic crisis were needed, but it is time to take the long view.
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Statement | August 31, 2009
Harold Ford, Jr. Joins Committee to Modernize Voter Registration
By Harold Ford, Jr.
I am honored to join with friends on both sides of the aisle to address a critical issue. The Committee to Modernize Voter Registration is committed to providing every eligible American with a voice on the critical issues facing the country and an active role in our great democracy.
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Politico | Opinion | March 26, 2009
Education Reform is a Defining Issue
By Harold Ford, Jr.
President Barack Obama's recent speech on education reform demonstrates that he is willing to put the full weight of his office behind fixing our failing schools.
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The Jackson Sun | Opinion | December 28, 2008
Innovation, Not Union-Bashing, is Road Out of Automakers' Troubles
By Harold Ford, Jr.
The Republican effort to put labor unions out of the car business may serve their political agenda, but it's narrow-minded and certainly no substitute for a long-term growth and innovation strategy to rehabilitate American carmakers.
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The Washington Post | Opinion | October 11, 2008
Will McCain Do Anything To Win?
By Harold Ford Jr.
John McCain has to make a choice over the next 3 1/2 weeks. Will he succumb to base impulses and take the country down a path littered with smears and personal attacks? Or will he focus on the future with straight talk and big ideas? America deserves solutions for its problems.
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The Tennessean | Opinion | October 7, 2008
Devoting a Year of Service to Country Should be a Priority
By Harold Ford Jr.
Today, we need a new GI bill for national service involving men and women, young and old, to help secure America for the future and turn every new generation into a Greatest Generation.
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The Wall Street Journal | Commentary | August 30, 2008
Harold Ford, Jr.: Obama Should Focus on Education Reform
By Brendan Miniter
Mr. Ford stresses that education is among "the types of things Democrats are going to have to focus on ... Not because we want to win elections, but because the country needs it."
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The Wall Street Journal | Opinion | August 4, 2008
Helping Humanity Starts at Home
By Harold Ford, Jr.
DLC Chair Harold Ford, Jr. participates in a debate series asking the question: "How would you spend $10 billion of American resources (either directly or through regulation) over the next four years to help improve the state of the world?"
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Newsweek | Article | June 2, 2008
Go Meet Them, Senator
By Harold Ford, Jr.
Obama needs to get off the big stage and meet with rural and working-class people where they work, play and pray.
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The Commercial Appeal | Column | May 8, 2008
Democratic Leaders Could Cure What Ails Us
By Harold Ford Jr. and Al From
In addition to universal health care, our next president should create an American Center for Cures -- a cabinet-level authority charged with fighting life-threatening disease.
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The Chicago Tribune | Opinion | March 21, 2008
America Needs a 21st Century GI Bill
By Harold Ford, Jr. and Al From
America is rooted in the belief that with opportunity comes responsibility -- that each citizen willing to work hard and invest in the future should be given the chance to grow and succeed. To address the nation's toughest challenges, and repair our fraying social fabric, we need to return to that founding principle. That can be accomplished by crafting a 21st Century GI Bill of Rights.
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The Tennessean | Opinion | March 16, 2008
Beyond Tax Rebates
By Harold Ford, Jr.
The financial strain faced by many Tennesseans and Americans is real. An avalanche of tough economic news -- most notably, falling home prices and increasing mortgage foreclosures -- should prompt our government to take additional action to avert a long-lasting economic recession.
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The Washington Times | Opinion | November 29, 2007
Flat Tax for Middle Class
By Harold Ford, Jr.
To address the challenges of the middle class, Democrats should advance an agenda that aims to do something loftier than just repeal the Bush tax cuts on millionaires. It should boost incentives for average Americans to increase savings and investments, and help them participate more fully in the upside of economic growth.
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Metro Newspapers | Opinion | November 28, 2007
The Way Forward on Health Care
By Harold Ford, Jr. and Al From
The next president will have no choice but to fix our health care system.
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The Wall Street Journal | Opinion | August 17, 2007
Let's Rebuild America Together
By Harold Ford Jr. and Jim Hall
In today's environment of highly polarized partisan politics, Democrats and Republicans need common ground on which to agree, and the status of our nation's infrastructure provides a perfect opportunity.
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DLC | Bio | June 7, 2007
Harold E. Ford, Jr.
DLC Chair.
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DLC | Bio | June 7, 2007
Harold E. Ford, Jr.
DLC Chair.
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The Commercial Appeal | Column | June 5, 2007
Design a Containment Policy to Fight Terrorism
By Harold Ford Jr.
Is there a better way to secure our long-term national security interests in the fight against al-Qaida and Islamic radicalism?
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The Tennessean | Column | May 13, 2007
America Needs a Fresh Dose of Optimism to Get Herself Going
By Harold Ford, Jr. and Al From
Our country's problem isn't immigration or trade, It's uneven prosperity.
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