Delineates how progressives and the progressive movement have created the American idea and ideals and forged the kind of country in which we want to live. It creates a platform from which to argue how progressives today are fighting to improve America, in contrast to how conservatives have always w...

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1. Verfasser:	Lux, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Hoboken, NJ John Wiley 2009
Schlagworte:	Democratic Party (U.S.) Geschichte Politik Progressivism (United States politics) Progressismus USA United States > Politics and government
Zusammenfassung:	Delineates how progressives and the progressive movement have created the American idea and ideals and forged the kind of country in which we want to live. It creates a platform from which to argue how progressives today are fighting to improve America, in contrast to how conservatives have always worked to defend the interests of elites. Chapters focus on subjects such as efforts to enact civil rights laws, social security, the middle class, how the idea of America changed the world, and why most of us can vote. Author Lux points out what he feels the Democrats have done wrong during the last decades and how the lessons of history can point to positive changes. Lux shows how the progressives have been instrumental in creating big positive change moments, and argues that as a new administration takes office in 2009 the time is ripe for a new big change moment.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XIII, 242 S.
ISBN:	9780470395110