How the left can win arguments and influence people : a tactical manual for pragmatic progressives / John K. Wilson

Introduction : The progressive majority : How the left got left behind, 1. -- The death of socialism, 7. -- The vast right-wing conspiracy (and why the left-wing needs one, too), 22. -- The failure of centrism and the fall of the democratic party, 42. -- Polls : the circle of lies, 53. -- The politics of money : Campaign financing and one dollar, one vote, 60. -- The myth of the liberal media : How the press attacks progressives, 75. -- The globalization wars : How the left won (and lost) the Battle in Seattle, 110. -- Pragmatic progressives, 121. -- Talking tax cuts : Lowering taxes on the poor, 131. -- Making crime a progressive issue, 143. -- Winning the culture wars, 161. -- Equality for every child : reforming education, 174. -- Fighting the union label : Labor on the left, 184. -- The race for justice : Defending affirmative action, 191. -- Greener politics : Progressives and the environment, 207. -- Why we need welfare and how to change it, 213. -- Ending corporate welfare as we know it, 220. -- The defense industry : How to protect America by cutting the military, 232. -- Saving social security, 241. -- The future of progressives : Generation left, 249