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Colin Greer

Colin Greer is president of the New World Foundation in New York. He was a founding editor of Change and Social Policy magazines, a professor for many years in the CUNY system, and has written several award-winning books on education and public policy. His best selling book A Call to Character (HarperCollins, 1995) is a progressive response to William Bennett's Book of Virtues.

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Philanthropy as solidarity

The aims of social-justice philanthropy require grantmaking organisations to align principle and practice from within, says Colin Greer of the New World Foundation.

The politics of calm

Fear and caution are paralysing progressive politics in the United States. It's time to believe that boldness can win, says Colin Greer.

A new majority for the American left

It is time for Democrats to realise that the future of progressive American politics lies at its vibrant grassroots, says Colin Greer.

How the Democrats can win: an interview with Colin Greer

Colin Greer, director of the New World Foundation, tells openDemocracy’s Solana Larsen that the Democrats must learn a different way of thinking and acting – in effect, to become a real political party rather than a “message machine” – if they want to regain legitimacy and support across the United States.