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Beyond the Crisis: Shared Prosperity and Future of Progressive Politics

Monday, December 13, 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.

Progressive politics succeeds best when it offers citizens an optimistic vision for their future, one based on the values of freedom, opportunity and fairness. Today, we are confronted by the most profound economic crisis in decades, fear and anxiety are on the rise and a politics of pessimism is taking hold. To counter the conservative politics of austerity and pain, progressive must define and defend an innovative and forward looking economic agenda that combines fiscal responsibility with investment in our citizens and the industries of the future.

Renewing a progressive agenda that sparks job growth and engenders a resurgence and expansion of the middle-class has become an urgent priority.
How can progressive successes of the past shed light on the challenges of today, and help a new generation of progressive leaders build a more hopeful economic agenda? Are progressive principles still the most appropriate ones for today’s challenges? How should they be applied to today’s challenges?

View of Russell Investments Center (formerly WaMu Center) from the 48th floor of 1201 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington. Russell Investments Center also houses the Seattle Art Museum