Erica Payne
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Erica C. Payne | |
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Born | Raleigh, North Carolina | October 8, 1969
Occupation | Public policy analyst, progressive political commentator, author, progressive political strategist |
Nationality | American |
Education | Masters of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (2000),
Bachelor of Arts from the American progressivism |
Notable works | Top Wonks: The Economy, The Practical Progressive |
Website | |
The Agenda Project |
Erica C. Payne is an American public policy commentator, author and progressive strategist.
Before joining
Prior to founding the Agenda Project and the Tesseract Group, Payne co‐founded the Democracy Alliance, a donor collaborative whose partners have invested over $100 million in progressive organizations.
Her early career included serving as Deputy National Finance Director for the Democratic National Committee during the 1996 presidential re‐election campaign and as a consultant to a number of campaigns and political organizations. In addition to her public sector work, Payne has held senior marketing positions in the private sector.
Education
She is on the Board of Advisors of the Public Diplomacy Collaborative at the Kennedy School at
The Agenda Project
The Agenda Project's stated goal is to "return normal Americans to the center of the policy debate by cultivating an understanding of public policy, facilitating common action, and connecting the best ideas and the strongest leaders with engaged citizens, elected officials, the media, political insiders, and experts through a variety of in-person and on-line platforms."
The Practical Progressive
Payne is the author of The Practical Progressive: How to Build a 21st Century Political Movement, which Jonathan Alter of Newsweek called "a blueprint for a progressive conspiracy to help save the country."[2] In 2008, Payne was interviewed by Julian Brookes, the online editorial director of the Progressive Book Club, to discuss her motivations for the book and for the progressive cause, as a whole. Payne stated that her intention was to map out the progressive infrastructure by asking the question: "If you were a chief progressive strategist, what five or six groups would you say are absolutely essential?"[8] Payne continues her work of the Practical Progressive through the Agenda Project.
Media appearances
Erica Payne has appeared on
Since Payne is the President of the Agenda Project, she is often interviewed by major news networks explaining the organization's recent campaigns. In reaction to the controversial "F*ck Tea" Campaign, Payne was seen on CBS defending the aggressive nature of the campaign. She has been featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post for her attack on President Obama's decision to speak to the Chamber of Commerce. When asked about it directly by USA Today, Payne replied:
The Chamber claims to speak for American business, but half of the Chamber's budget is paid for by 45 big corporations. The President is well aware that the Chamber is in actuality just a high priced lobbyist for a small number of corporations. I hardly think the President will restore our faith in government by fawning over the banks at the center of the financial crisis, oil companies like BP who destroyed the Gulf and insurance companies who secretly funneled $10 million through the Chamber to fight insurance reform,[13]
In Payne's editorials on the
On August 23, 2012, Erica Payne debated Peter Schiff on Fox Business where she called Peter a "moron" when he said that consumer demand is not a job creator.[17]
Personal life
Payne grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1991) and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania (2000). After spending time in Boston, Colorado, Los Angeles, and Washington, Payne moved to New York City in 2001, where she now resides.[18]
References
- ^ Payne, Erica. "Erica Payne". Huffington Post.
- ^ a b "Agenda Project / Erica Payne". Archived from the original on 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ^ "Agenda Project". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ Nichols, John (22 November 2010). "Patriotic Millionaires Explain That Tax Cuts for the Rich Don't Grow the Economy". www.thenation.com.
- ^ News, A. B. C. "45 'Patriotic Millionaires' Call for Bush-Era Tax Cuts to Expire". abcnews.go.com.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Good, Chris (7 February 2011). "Hitting Obama for Appearing at the Chamber". www.theatlantic.com.
- ^ "Obama's speech to U.S. Chamber of Commerce disappoints progressive groups". The Washington Post.
- ^ Brookes, Julian (November 23, 2008). "An Interview with Erica Payne, Author of <em>The Practical Progressive</em>". Huffington Post.
- ^ GSM Labor Council "Erica Payne on FOX Business' Bulls & Bears re: Unemployment Benifits [sic] 08-09-2010", Greater Southeastern Massachusetts Labor Council, August 9, 2010, accessed June 20, 2011. Archived May 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Ed Show "The Ed Show for Tuesday, February 8th, 2011: Guests: David Cay Johnston, Laura Flanders, Erica Payne, Suhail Kahn, Dave Weigel", The Ed Show on NBC News TV, February 9, 2011, accessed June 20, 2011.
- ^ CNBC Video "Obamanomics: Bad for Business?", CNBC, April 5, 2010, accessed June 20, 2011.
- ^ The O'Reilly Factor "The O'Reilly Factor", The Ed Show on MSNBC TV, February 9, 2011, accessed June 20, 2011.
- ^ Hall, Mimi (2011-02-07). "Obama takes heat for Chamber speech - before he delivers it". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Payne, Erica (September 16, 2010). "How to Kill America". Huffington Post.
- ^ Payne, Erica (April 21, 2010). "For Good Financial Reform, We Need More Chum". Huffington Post.
- ^ Payne, Erica (December 28, 2010). "Welcome to CRAZYTOWN". Huffington Post.
- ^ Peter Schiff Erica Payne. Erica Payne vs. Peter Schiff on FOX Business. Fox Business.
- ^ "Agenda Project / Erica Payne". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100421154744/http://gothamist.com/2005/01/06/erica_payne_political_strategist.php
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erica-payne
- https://abcnews.go.com/Business/patriotic-millionaires-petition-obama-bush-era-tax-cuts/story?id=12195201
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110721002227/http://www.netrootsnation.org/speakers?uid=17910