Obama's America: A TPMCafe Roundtable

Event: All this week tpmcafe.com will feature conversations about Democracy's "Obama's America" symposium, including some of the nation's leading progressive thinkers.

E.J. Dionne, Jr. Named Chair of Editorial Committee for Democracy: A Journal of Ideas

News: E.J. Dionne, Jr. -- noted columnist, author, and public intellectual -- will be joining Democracy: A Journal of Ideas as the Chair of the Editorial Committee.

Left Is Right

Todd Gitlin: Bernard Henri-Levy may criticize the Left, but it is worth saving. A response to Nick Cohen.

The Quiet Warrior

Robert D. Kaplan: A new paradigm for the presidency. A response to Joseph Nye, Jr.

Intellectual Firepower

John Nagl: New threats require new think tanks.

Petraeus the Progressive

Rachel Kleinfeld: The surge in Iraq is a success, and we must claim it as our own.

Democracy Congratulates Louis Caldera For Being Named Head of White House Military Office

News: Louis Caldera, a member of the Democracy: A Journal of Ideas Editorial Committee, has been named the Director of the White House Military Office by President-elect Barack Obama.

Democracy Congratulates UN Ambassador-Designate Susan Rice

News: Democracy congratulates Susan Rice, a member of its Editorial Committee, for her appointment today to be United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice has been a member of Democracy's Editorial Committee since the journal's inception in 2006.

Video of "After the Election" Event Now Available

Event: On November 6th, Democracy brought together a group of America's brightest thinkers to present the first take on what the 2008 election will mean for the new administration's policies, the Democratic Party's trajectory, and the future of progressive governance. You can now view video of the event online.

Shooting Blanks

News: The Utne Reader recently highlighted Jim Kessler's Democracy essay on gun control.

Democracy Podcast: Theda Skocpol on Higher Education Policy

Event: Kenneth Baer speaks to Theda Skocpol about the future of higher education policy.

Democracy Podcast: Joseph Nye on Presidential Leadership

Event: To best confront the challenges of the twenty-first century, what kind of leader should the next president be? Harvard's Joe Nye has an answer, and he shared it in a recent Democracy podcast.