America's Future Now will provide opportunities for progressives to plan the next steps for our economy. What further reforms must Congress address next year? How can we press Congress to stand up for its non-corporate constituents?

Almost nobody in Washington wants to be caught committing an epic sell-out to Wall Street during the final stages of the reform process, when the public is watching every move. The political momentum is with Lincoln.

As bankers fight to defeat tough new rules on derivatives, all their sloganeers can come up with is that serious rules will send this business overseas. It'd be funny if Congress weren't taking it seriously.

This bill is unquestionably deserving of support. It will make the global economy a fairer marketplace. But it will not end the too-big-to-fail incentives that encourage Wall Street to take wild risks.