Progressive Agenda http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/26008/all en Soros Backs New ‘Progressive Agenda’ With $159 Million http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/soros-backs-new-progressive-agenda-159-million <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Left’s new ‘Contract with America’ is backed by at least $159 Million from George Soros. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/alatheia-larsen">Alatheia Larsen</a> </div> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr">In an effort to revitalize and unify the far-left Democratic party, progressives have relied on the very thing they often criticize -- the deep pockets of a billionaire supporter. Agenda supporters were linked to at least $159 million dollars in donations or political contributions from wealthy backer George Soros.</p><p dir="ltr">Many of those self-proclaimed progressives will gather on the steps of the U.S. Capitol May 12 at 3 p.m. to celebrate a new, far-left “Progressive Agenda.”</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/soros-backs-new-progressive-agenda-159-million" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Government Media Politics Bill De Blasio Contract with America funding George Soros Income Inequality Jonathan Soros Joseph Stiglitz Katrina vanden Heuvel New York politics Progressive Agenda The Nation Van Jones Wages Tue, 12 May 2015 16:20:40 +0000 julia.seymour 48883 at http://archive2.mrc.org