The next agenda: blueprint for a new progressive movement. (State Of The Debate: radical in the center).(Review)
American Prospect, The, December, 2001 by Kahlenberg, Richard D.
The Next Agenda: Blueprint for a New Progressive Movement Edited by Robert L. Borosage and Roger Hickey. Westview, 386 pages, $18.00
IN THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, patriotism in American politics is thought to be a conservative impulse while the desire for strong, activist government is associated with liberals. But think of all those blue-collar heroes who responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September: the firefighters, police officers, and construction workers who led rescue and recovery efforts. Where do they fit in politically?
Perhaps ...
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