What We Stand for: A Program for Progressive Patriotism

by Mark Green and Mark J. Green

These important articles, commissioned especially for this book by The New Democracy Project, lay out a program for progressive patriotism that candidates can run on and govern by--and that voters can use to evaluate candidates. Each contributor is a leading progressive author, scholar, or advocate in her or his field. Each has written an original essay answering a basic question--what kind of America do we want? What are new directions for this new era? Writers both discuss the state-of-the-play in their areas and propose solutions--from the practical to the visionary--that a sympathetic President and Congress could pursue in 2005 and accomplish by 2010. Introduced by Mark Green, the essays are by Sandy Berger, Jonathan Schell, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Gary Hart, James K. Galbraith, Robert Greenstein, Peter Orszag, Joel Seligman, Richard F. Elmore, Ron Pollack, Carl Pope, Bruce Katz, David Cole, Christopher Edley Jr., Ellen Chesler, Christopher Stone, and Mark Schmitt.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557046131
• ISBN13: 9781557046130
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Why isn't this a best seller?

Seriously, it bothers me that a great book like this would get almost no mainstream recognition. Unlike almost every other political book that been written recently, this book does not waste time pointing fingers at the opposing political party. It simply provides ideas, outlooks and possible solutions for the major issues of the day. If the Democrats could embrace the messges in this book and articulate to the people, I think this country and certainly politics would be much better off. What We Stand For is not going to generate flashy headlines or tabloid news stories but if you're looking for 100% political substance from a liberal/progressive point of view, I would highly recommend this book.