Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

The best thing we can do is to be a place where we can all work out our understanding of issues both persistent and momentary. A sounding board where progressive responses to both immediate and repetitive issues can be developed. We're all people who influence our local body politic. We can share those thoughts and ideas which address issues which the larger body discusses.

One of the things that progressives need to be able to do is to address the "what can we do" in both the immediate and the long term. Too often our response is to suggest that the solution to something like an Iranian hostage crisis is not to have been involved in the coup 20 year previous. Well, nice observation but that can't be done and there are still hostages in Iran. What are the PROGRESSIVE solutions to hostages in Iran that can actually be engaged?

What are progressive solutions to the ebola "crisis"? (Yeah, I know, there is no crisis).
What are progressive answers to the Keystone Pipeline? Just "don't do it"? Or is it a case of "do this instead".
What are progressive answers to veteran suicides? Yes, it would be nice to go back and not go to war in the first place, but NOW what can we do for those already affected? Is the only answer really "single payer" or are there shorter term solutions that don't require reorganizing the VA?

These are the kinds of things we can work out here and bring out to our communities.