Is a Progressive Revolution Possible?

[Omaha Steve]

http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/02/14/is-a-progressive-revolution-possible/



“American history consists of one long battle between the forces of reaction and the defense of wealth and power, on the one hand, and the forces of progressivism and community, on the other.” That’s the premise of a new book The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be by Michael Lux.

A long-time political activist and consultant in Washington, Lux is now best known as a regular columnist for Huffington Post and a co-founder of the progressive blog, OpenLeft. But he’s also, by his own description, “a thoroughly devoted history buff” who has “devoured every American history book that I had time to read.”

In The Progressive Revolution, he draws on his reading and experience to offer both an overview of the nation’s past and predictions for the future.

Lux is clear from the start which side of the battle he’s on. His heroes include Tom Paine, whom he calls “one of the greatest political philosophers of all time,” Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, John L. Lewis, Walter Reuther, Martin Luther King Jr., Cesar Chavez and Rachel Carson. Movement leaders such as these “have always been ahead of the politicians and have pushed our country to become better,” he maintains.

FULL story at link.