John Halpin is a senior fellow at American Progress focusing on campaigns and elections, political ideology, and public opinion analysis. Halpin has been at American Progress since it opened in 2003 and currently serves as the co-director of its Politics and Elections program.
Over a 20-year career in the fields of public opinion and election analysis, Halpin has written extensively on voter attitudes about domestic and foreign policy with research featured in publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The American Prospect, and The Atlantic. He is the co-author with American Progress founder John Podesta of The Power of Progress: How America’s Progressives Can (Once Again) Save Our Economy, Our Climate, and Our Country, a 2008 book about the history and future of the progressive movement.
Halpin received his undergraduate degree in government from Georgetown University and his M.A. in political science from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He lives in Baltimore with his wife and two children.
Donald Trump’s success is part of the global rise in right-wing nationalist politics.
Ruy Teixeira and John Halpin show that election results were fueled by the jobs crisis and apathy among progressive constituencies, but offer a path forward for progressives.
Social democracy appears to be declining in Europe even as many progressive policies remain deeply ingrained, write Matt Browne, John Halpin, and Ruy Teixeira.
Chapter 6: Crafting Policy and Message by John Podesta and John Halpin
Hurricane Katrina revealed the failure of conservative philosophy; liberals need to stand up for their approach to governing.
