The Pendulum is an outlet for fresh insights into why the Democratic Party and the progressive movement generally are falling behind in America—and what can be done about it. We believe that progressive policy and vision should not be driven solely by those entrenched in party politics. Instead we need to draw on the vast wealth of ideas, critical thinking and innovation contained within all sectors of the progressive movement. We are creating an online journal that will publish political commentary about the connection between values and progressive politics, innovative policy ideas, and diverse perspectives on political, electoral, or media strategy. The Pendulum is a forum to work through, flesh out, and debate the various visions and tactics that the progressive movement should employ to pull the national center of gravity back to the left, and how to compete more effectively in the current political environment.

CODY HARRIS, Editor-in-Chief
Cody Harris served on Capitol Hill as Press Secretary for Congressmen David Bonior (D-MI) and Robert T. Matsui (D-CA). During the 2004 election cycle, Cody worked on Senator Joe Lieberman’s (D-CT) presidential campaign and as an independent political consultant. He currently attends Stanford Law School where he is an editor for the Stanford Law and Policy Review and volunteers for Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto.

JUSTIN PIDOT, Managing Editor
Justin Pidot is currently in his second year of law school where he works at the Stanford Community Law Clinic in East Palo Alto, serves as an editor for the Stanford Environmental Law Journal and as the Chair of the Executive Board for the Stanford Judicial Review Project. Justin worked as a law clerk for the land use division of the San Francisco City Attorney's Office during the summer of 2004. Prior to law school Justin worked on outreach for the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition, a field biologist in Yellowstone National Park and a legislative aide to Congressman Tom Allen (D-ME).

DAVID SAPP, Submissions Editor
David Sapp is a third-year law student at Stanford Law School, where he is heavily involved in Stanford's Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and the Stanford Community Law Clinic, located in East Palo Alto. Next year, David will clerk for Judge Myron Thompson in the District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. David worked at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area last summer and spent the previous summer in the Philippines working for the release of minors who were being unlawfully detained in adult jails. Prior to law school David worked for a legislative consulting firm and for Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA). He has also been involved in several congressional campaigns.