WHAT IS A POLITICAL PROGRESSIVE?

Nearly every Democrat claims to be a progressive (and not a liberal). Yet, the twin pillars of support within the Democratic Party are organized labor and the Civil Rights movement in its various forms. These are old ideas turned interest group. If you are a Democrat, read this book for an outsider’s view of what is wrong with the party. If you are a Republican, you already suspect what’s wrong with your opponents but have little reason to gloat.