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Friday 29 January 2010

President Obama, it is not too late to make common cause with the American people. Instead of feeding them a list of policy tweaks-a tax credit here, and new commission there-go back to the vision of “change we can believe in.” Admit the mistake of trying to placate Wall Street and recalcitrant Republicans. Show you can fight for the American people, and the American people will stand with you. You’ll have to start by taking on the corporate special interests that crippled our economy, undercut the promise of health care reform, and stalled desperately needed action on climate change. Partner with the young people, the working people, state and local government, small business, the grassroots leaders who believed in change. Work with those who don’t mind telling the truth about the effectiveness of single-payer health care, even if you don’t agree with them. Get rid of your Wall Street economic advisers, and bring in a team that is rooted in the real, Main Street economy. Tell the story of what is happening to our country, with the clarity and unity of purpose that you are so good at. It’s not too late to bring us together, not by scolding partisanship, but by helping us see our common purpose and how we can take courageous action, together, to make change more than a belief-to make it a reality. Sarah van Gelder

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