Activists to meet in St. Pete to attempt to come up with economic solutions

You've heard of the Contract with America. Now a group of progressives are gathering in St. Petersburg and across the country this Saturday, July 16, to come up with a new “Contract for the American Dream."

MoveOn.org and the group Rebuild the Dream are holding such meetings (a reported 1,500) to come together and try to provide solutions to the economic crises in the U.S.

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich supports the movement:

This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.