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DLC | Video | June 16, 2009
A Tribute to DLC Founder Al From
This week, nearly a quarter century after founding the Democratic Leadership Council, Al From was honored at a retirement gala that highlighted his remarkable contributions to the Democratic Party, American politics, and global efforts to modernize the progressive tradition.
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DLC | Statement | March 5, 2009
A Statement from DLC Founder and CEO Al From
After 24 years at the helm, I plan to step down this spring as chief executive officer of the Democratic Leadership Council.
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Politico | Opinion | March 2, 2009
Staying Course on Post-Partisanship
By Al From
President Barack Obama won the White House by promising to change the way Washington does business. But it's clear now that Washington won't change without a fight.
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Politico | Opinion | January 14, 2009
Safeguards Needed for Stimulus
By Al From
Designing the stimulus carefully and overseeing its spending with vigilance should be a top priority of the next president and his economic team.
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Politico | Opinion | November 12, 2008
Keeping the Promise of Post-Partisanship
By Al From
Obama needs to focus like a laser on a real reform agenda that can reverse America's course and put the country back on the path of growth and prosperity. In short, he needs to govern bigger than his party.
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DLC | Statement | November 6, 2008
Observations and Reflections on the 2008 Election
By Al From
Obama's election marked a wonderful moment for America.
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DLC | Statement | November 4, 2008
Statement of DLC Founder and CEO Al From on the Election of Barack Obama
Barack Obama's landmark election, along with sweeping Democratic gains in the Senate, the House, and statehouses around the country, gives Democrats an historic chance to reverse our nation's course and build a lasting national majority.
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U.S. News and World Report | Opinion | November 3, 2008
Reaching Out to Wal-Mart Voters in the Forgotten Middle Class
By Al From
The best time to go after swing voters is when they're up for grabs. So spending the next four years building a coalition that reaches into the heart of Wal-Mart country will serve as the foundation for election victories to come.
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The New York Times | Letter | July 14, 2008
Where Credit Is Due
"Bill Clinton, who presided over the longest economic expansion in the nation's history, left office with incomes up, crime down, welfare rolls slashed, the budget in surplus and the nation essentially at peace."
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The Wall Street Journal | Opinion | June 9, 2008
Confessions of a Pro-Trade Democrat
By Al From
America can compete, win and prosper in the global marketplace. Shaping an economic strategy to achieve that should be among the next president's highest priorities.
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Al From | Statement | June 2, 2008
Statement by Al From on the Death of Charles Moskos
Though most Americans probably would not recognize his name, their lives are better because of Charlie's work and what he did for his country.
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The New York Times | Letter | May 22, 2008
The Democrats: Into the Homestretch
By Al From
Democrats are fortunate that neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Rodham Clinton is blind to the importance of winning what some have called "the vital center."
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The Commercial Appeal | Column | May 8, 2008
Democratic Leaders Could Cure What Ails Us
By Harold Ford Jr. and Al From
In addition to universal health care, our next president should create an American Center for Cures -- a cabinet-level authority charged with fighting life-threatening disease.
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DLC | Statement | April 4, 2008
Statement by Al From on the Death of Adam Solomon
In reaction to the death of Adam Solomon, Chairman of StoneWater Capital, LLC, and a friend to the DLC and PPI, Al From, founder and CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council, made the following statement
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The Chicago Tribune | Opinion | March 21, 2008
America Needs a 21st Century GI Bill
By Harold Ford, Jr. and Al From
America is rooted in the belief that with opportunity comes responsibility -- that each citizen willing to work hard and invest in the future should be given the chance to grow and succeed. To address the nation's toughest challenges, and repair our fraying social fabric, we need to return to that founding principle. That can be accomplished by crafting a 21st Century GI Bill of Rights.
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The Democratic Strategist | Briefing | February 22, 2008
Expanding the Democratic Base
By Al From
Politics is littered with false choices -- and, to me, no choice is more false for Democrats than choosing between a political strategy aimed at increasing our base vote and a political strategy aimed at winning over swing voters.
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Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity | Essay | February 7, 2008
Sargent Shriver and the War on Poverty
By Al From
As one who worked for Sarge Shriver in the war on poverty, I found the documentary on his life PBS ran recently extraordinarily compelling.
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Metro Newspapers | Opinion | November 28, 2007
The Way Forward on Health Care
By Harold Ford, Jr. and Al From
The next president will have no choice but to fix our health care system.
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Ideas Primary | Column | August 2, 2007
Why America Needs the DLC
By Al From
As President Clinton said at the National Conversation, America needs solutions and as long as it does, there will be a need for the DLC.
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DLC | Speech | July 30, 2007
Remarks of Al From at the 2007 DLC National Conversation
By Al From
"[W]e have an opportunity of a lifetime, really of several lifetimes, and we cannot afford to do anything but take advantage of it."
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