"In July 2000 Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), with support of the Ford, Rockefeller, McArthur, and Mott Foundations and the Canadian and Swedish governments"

is that the best progressive   thrust we can expect ??

a multi staged rocket with  big  foundation engines ???

headed by  the   grass  eating  cousin It .....
a  ferdinand among poli econ con rad-rams ???