How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People : a Tactical Manual for Pragmatic Progressives.
If we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2000.
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| Series: | Critical America series
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Progressive Majority: How the Left GotLeft Behind
- 1 The Death of Socialism
- 2 The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (and Why the Left-WingNeeds One, Too)
- 3 The Failure of Centrism and the Fall of the Democratic Party
- 4 Polls: The Circle of Lies
- 5 The Politics of Money: Campaign Financing and One Dollar, One Vote
- 6 The Myth of the Liberal Media: How the PressAttacks Progressives
- 7 The Globalization Wars: How the Left Won (and Lost) the"Battle in Seattle"
- 8 Pragmatic Progressives
- 9 Talking Tax Cuts: Lowering Taxes on the Poor.
- 10 Making Crime a Progressive Issue
- 11 Winning the Culture Wars
- 12 Equality for Every Child: Reforming Education
- 13 Fighting the Union Label: Labor on the Left
- 14 The Race for Justice: Defending Affirmative Action
- 15 Universal Health Care
- 16 Greener Politics: Progressives and the Environment
- 17 Why We Need Welfare and How to Change It
- 18 Ending Corporate Welfare As We Know It
- 19 The Defense Industry: How to Protect America byCutting the Military
- 20 Saving Social Security
- 21 The Future of Progressives: Generation Left
- About the Author.