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How the left can win arguments and influence people [[electronic resource] ] : a tactical manual for pragmatic progressives / / John K. Wilson



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Autore: Wilson John K. <1969-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: How the left can win arguments and influence people [[electronic resource] ] : a tactical manual for pragmatic progressives / / John K. Wilson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
Disciplina: 320.51/3/0973
Soggetto topico: Liberalism - United States
Progressivism (United States politics)
Right and left (Political science)
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: 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 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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 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
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ISBN: 0-8147-8458-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450258503321
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Serie: Critical America Series