Left for Dead: The Life, Death, and Possible Resurrection of Progressive Politics in America

by Michael Tomasky

Book Overview

There was once a familiar American left. Progressive unions, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, campaigns against poverty, war and other ills - all were recently a part of our national scene. Today all are faded or gone. Now, from Michael Tomasky, one of the most intelligent voices to emerge from the American left in years, comes a stirring challenge to our nation's progressive tradition. Left for Dead examines the troubling recent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476766940
• ISBN13: 9781476766942
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The Left Should Listen Up

This book provides a much-needed rebuke of the sort of pseudo-intellectual leftist drivel expressed in the first review of this book. It demonstrates many of the errors of leftist thinking and points to a better way. Another excellent book on this subject is In Defense of Government by Jacob Weisberg.