New Progressive Book - articles by Wallis, Frank, Lakoff, more...

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Start Making Sense: Turning the Lessons of Election 2004 into Winning Progressive Politics
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931498849/qid=1114136483/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/104-6424535-4495136?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Cover Price $12

Book Description
The first look at the lessons learned from the 2004 election, and an opening salvo from leading American thinkers, writers, and activists on how citizens can begin to deliver U.S. politics from fear and fundamentalism.

Millions of Americans were shocked by George W. Bush’s victory in the 2004 election. How could a majority of voters support a president with such a dismal and dangerous track record? The answer is clear for Democrats and progressives: It is time for new thinking and an end to our politics as usual.

Start Making Sense brings together the best progressive thinkers, critics, and organizers to explain what went wrong and how we can build a new Democratic Party that best represents and communicates our values and vision for America. It offers new ways to think about organizing, communicating, and investing in the structures and resources required for a truly democratic grassroots movement. This book outlines innovative solutions for reaching out to all voters who value hope and tolerance over fear.

About the Author

Don Hazen is the executive director of the Independent Media Institute and the executive editor of AlterNet. The former publisher of Mother Jones magazine, he has edited several books, most recently After 9/11: Solutions for a Saner World.

Lakshmi Chaudhry is a senior editor at AlterNet. Previously a staff writer at Wired News, she has written for various publications including Mother Jones, The Village Voice, Bitch, and Ms.Magazine. She is coauthor of AlterNet’s book, The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq.

Other contributors to the book include: Arianna Huffington • Amy Goodman • Thomas Frank • Naomi Klein • Barbara Ehrenreich • Farai Chideya • George Lakoff • Ken Salazar • Tom Hayden • and other leading progressive activists, thinkers, and writers

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1. Sweet

Maybe Dems can now speak to Americans instead of themselves or donators. Getting people to understand that the New Trinity (Dobson, Robertson, and Falwell) don't care for them except for votes that would lead to people's deaths.