Melissa Korn of the Wall Street Journal published an enlightening article called "Entrepreneur Contests Take Practical Turn," about entrepreneurship contests at business school and about different models being pioneered. She explored three different competition models: (1) Babson: pitching and taking steps to launch a business; (2)...

Tonight President Obama has the unique opportunity to engage young progressives and all Americans, setting the tone for two years of principled presidential leadership. With this current session of Congress so far marked by an assassination attempt, a Congressional vote to repeal the much needed health care reform, and divisive...

Those in public service often sacrifice - whether time with family, more lucrative careers, or their privacy - but they should not have to sacrifice their lives. In light of tragic events like the shooting in Arizona on Saturday, we are faced with a challenge: to shy away from true...

What do Stephanie Schriock of Emily's List, Josh Levy of Free Press, Matt Singer of Forward Montana and Amy Gershkoff of Changing Targets Media have in common?

They are trail blazers -- political entrepreneurs -- and they all just won...

In times of uncertainty, America needs more progressive entrepreneurs - influential leaders with a vision of a better world and a way to take us there. Whether it's in politics, technology, business, media, the social sector or otherwise, we need leaders who are committed to building a society where more...

America's progressives need to prepare for the long haul. In order to have lasting leadership for generations to come, decision makers today need to create lasting ties between institutional players and the communities they represent.

Despite the federal protocol of an elaborate and ingenious system of checks and balances which...