First published 2004
The Democratic Party faces accusations of intellectual bankruptcy. Critics ask where the new thinking has gone. They want fresh alternatives to current Republican policies. Kevin Phillips assembles more than thirty leading voices from the progressive movement to provide answers. These political and social thinkers come from different backgrounds but share common concerns. They offer concrete proposals for moving beyond the current impasse. The contributors tackle everything from economic policy to foreign relations. They address domestic challenges and international crises. Phillips frames their responses as both diagnosis and cure. The book presents itself as proof that the left retains intellectual vitality. These writers argue that original ideas do exist within progressive circles. They claim the real problem lies elsewhere.
Genres: american, political-science, politics, non-fiction, 21st-century, current-affairs, academic, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: diagnosis-and-cure
Period: 21st-Century
350 pages · Hardcover · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers