In search of progressive america /

The era of conservative dominance in the U.S. appears to be stumbling. But is the Left ready to step into the breach? In Search of Progressive America is a collection of ten essays by prominent writers that seeks to address the current state of promise and debate on the portside of U.S. politics.

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Kazin, Michael
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2008]
©2008
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812209099
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Summary: The era of conservative dominance in the U.S. appears to be stumbling. But is the Left ready to step into the breach? In Search of Progressive America is a collection of ten essays by prominent writers that seeks to address the current state of promise and debate on the portside of U.S. politics.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations
ISBN: 9780812209099
Index Number: JK275
CLC: D771.22
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction Toward a Second Coming? /
Chapter 1. Democrats and the World /
Chapter 2. Cultivating Our Own Garden /
Chapter 3. America s Encounter with Immigrants /
Chapter 4. The Media Obstacle /
Chapter 5. Think Tanks and the War of Ideas in American Politics /
Chapter 6. From Incremental to Transformative Change /
Chapter 7. Rebuilding the Welfare State in the United States /
Chapter 8. Families Valued /
Chapter 9. How Labor Can Win /
Chapter 10. The Once and Future Christian Left /
Notes --
Contributors.