LEADER 03643nam 22006254a 450 001 9910450258503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-8458-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003764 035 $a(EBL)865947 035 $a(OCoLC)779828326 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280399 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11248824 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280399 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10269106 035 $a(PQKB)10510602 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865947 035 $a(OCoLC)55638554 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10365 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865947 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032502 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003764 100 $a20010202d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow the left can win arguments and influence people$b[electronic resource] $ea tactical manual for pragmatic progressives /$fJohn K. Wilson 210 $aNew York, N.Y. $cNew York University Press$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 1 $aCritical America Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-9363-0 311 $a0-8147-9362-2 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 327 $a10 Making Crime a Progressive Issue11 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 330 $aIf we were to rely on what the pundits and politicians tell us, we would have to conclude that America is a deeply conservative nation. Americans, we hear constantly, detest government, demand lower taxes and the end of welfare, and favor the death penalty, prayer in school, and an absolute faith in the free market. And yet Americans believe deeply in progressive ideas. In fact, progressivism has long been a powerful force in the American psyche. Consider that a mere generation ago the struggle for environmentally sound policies, for women's rights, and for racial equality were fringe movement 410 0$aCritical America Series 606 $aLiberalism$zUnited States 606 $aProgressivism (United States politics) 606 $aRight and left (Political science) 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLiberalism 615 0$aProgressivism (United States politics) 615 0$aRight and left (Political science) 676 $a320.51/3/0973 700 $aWilson$b John K.$f1969-$01037092 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450258503321 996 $aHow the left can win arguments and influence people$92457822 997 $aUNINA