A 12-Step Program We Can't Skip

Can the next president break Washington's addiction to short-term goals and special interests? Public policy experts including Public Agenda president Ruth Wooden, in an online forum posted at NewTalk.org, tackled the question of ways to get the new administration - whoever its leader may be - on the right path. Common Good founder Philip Howard acted as moderator for a lively discussion with participants including William Galston of The Brookings Institution, Patricia McGinnis of the Council for Excellence in Government, Robert Litan of the Kauffman Foundation, and John Rother of the AARP.