This is our moment.

If ever we needed forward thinking and urgent action, it's now.

For the first time in decades, progressives have a mandate. 

We have the power - and a moral obligation - to challenge the political ideas and governing structures that long ago stopped serving the common good.

It's power only if we exercise it.

As good citizens we did our part to elect an administration that, though perhaps not as progessive as we'd like, is more progressive than any we've seen in decades.

It's a first step toward pushing the country a giant leap forward in the direction of social progress.

But we've still got a long way to go.

Every human being on this planet - regardless of race, gender or status - shares in the common dreams of peace and security, equal opportunity, and meaningful participation in our society.

Yet those dreams remain out of reach for vast numbers of individuals and whole segments of our global society.

It's no secret why. Almost every system our government has built or interfered in is broken. Healthcare. The economy. Education. Our courts. Our infrastructure. Our environment.

It's time to fix them.

This is a make-it-or-break-it moment in our history.

Either we set the progressive agenda ourselves. Or the next wave of politicians will set its own agenda, no doubt with the help of corporate crooks and an army of special interest groups.

Where do we start?  By rejecting the inevitability of the same old regressive politics of the past. By rising up in numbers never before seen.

By engaging in the political process as if our lives depended on it.

Because they do.

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