American Dream Movement
Encyclopedia
The American Dream Movement is an American center-left political organization founded in June 2011 by former Obama Administration advisor Anthony K. "Van" Jones
and the groupMoveOn.org. It aims to counter the Tea Party movement
. The organization also uses the name Rebuild the Dream.
Van Jones
Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney. Jones is a co-founder of three non-profit organizations. In 1996, he founded the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, a California non-governmental organization working for alternatives to violence...
and the groupMoveOn.org. It aims to counter the Tea Party movement
Tea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
. The organization also uses the name Rebuild the Dream.
Principles
The group's central principles are outlined in the "Contract for the American Dream".- Invest in America's infrastructure.
- Create 21st century energy jobs.
- Invest in public education.
- Offer Medicare for all.
- Make work pay.
- Secure Social Security.
- Return to fairer tax rates.
- End the wars and invest at home.
- Tax Wall Street speculation.
- Strengthen democracy.