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Code Red: How Progressives and Moderates Can Unite to Save Our Country
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New York Times bestselling author and Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne, Jr. sounds the alarm in Code Red, calling for an alliance between progressives and moderates to seize the moment and restore hope to America’s future for the 2020 presidential election.
Will progressives and moderates feud while America burns? Or will these natural allies take advantage of the greatest opportunity since the New Deal Era to strengthen American democracy, foster social justice, and turn back the threats of the Trump Era?
The United States stands at a crossroads. Broad and principled opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency has drawn millions of previously disengaged citizens to the public square and to the ballot boxes. This inspired and growing activism for social and political change hasn’t been seen since the days of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and the Progressive and Civil Rights movements. But if progressives and moderates are unable—and unwilling—to overcome their differences, they could not only enable Trump to prevail again but also squander an occasion for launching a new era of reform.
In Code Red, award-winning journalist E. J. Dionne, Jr., calls for a shared commitment to decency and a politics focused on freedom, fairness, and the future, encouraging progressives and moderates to explore common ground and expand the unity that brought about Democrat victories in the 2018 elections. He offers a unifying model for furthering progress with a Politics of Remedy, Dignity, and More: one that solves problems, resolve disputes, and moves forward; that sits at the heart of the demands for justice by both long-marginalized and recently-displaced groups; and that posits a positive future for Americans with more covered by health insurance, more with decent wages, more with good schools, more security from gun violence, more action to roll back climate change.
Breaking through the partisan noise and cutting against conventional wisdom to provide a realistic look at political possibilities, Dionne offers a strategy for progressives and moderates to think more clearly and accept the responsibilities that history now imposes on them. Because at this point in our national story, change can’t wait.
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“An exquisitely timed book...'Code Red' is a worthwhile exploration of the shared goals (and shared enemies) that unite moderates and progressives. But more than that, it is a sharp reminder that the common ground on which Dionne built his career has been badly eroded, with little prospect that it will soon be restored.” — New York Times Book Review
“Highly engaging, intellectually sound, and morally grounded” —Washington Monthly
“The Washington Post columnist and NPR commentator offers a passionately reasoned argument for why both progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party must put aside differences to defeat Donald Trump in 2020...A well-argued and persuasive treatise by a deeply concerned journalist and citizen.” —Kirkus Reviews
New York Times bestselling author and Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne, Jr. sounds the alarm in Code Red, calling for an alliance between progressives and moderates to seize the moment and restore hope to America’s future for the 2020 presidential election.
Will progressives and moderates feud while America burns? Or will these natural allies take advantage of the greatest opportunity since the New Deal Era to strengthen American democracy, foster social justice, and turn back the threats of the Trump Era?
The United States stands at a crossroads. Broad and principled opposition to Donald Trump’s presidency has drawn millions of previously disengaged citizens to the public square and to the ballot boxes. This inspired and growing activism for social and political change hasn’t been seen since the days of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal policies and the Progressive and Civil Rights movements. But if progressives and moderates are unable—and unwilling—to overcome their differences, they could not only enable Trump to prevail again but also squander an occasion for launching a new era of reform.
In Code Red, award-winning journalist E. J. Dionne, Jr., calls for a shared commitment to decency and a politics focused on freedom, fairness, and the future, encouraging progressives and moderates to explore common ground and expand the unity that brought about Democrat victories in the 2018 elections. He offers a unifying model for furthering progress with a Politics of Remedy, Dignity, and More: one that solves problems, resolve disputes, and moves forward; that sits at the heart of the demands for justice by both long-marginalized and recently-displaced groups; and that posits a positive future for Americans with more covered by health insurance, more with decent wages, more with good schools, more security from gun violence, more action to roll back climate change.
Breaking through the partisan noise and cutting against conventional wisdom to provide a realistic look at political possibilities, Dionne offers a strategy for progressives and moderates to think more clearly and accept the responsibilities that history now imposes on them. Because at this point in our national story, change can’t wait.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press
“An exquisitely timed book...'Code Red' is a worthwhile exploration of the shared goals (and shared enemies) that unite moderates and progressives. But more than that, it is a sharp reminder that the common ground on which Dionne built his career has been badly eroded, with little prospect that it will soon be restored.” — New York Times Book Review
“Highly engaging, intellectually sound, and morally grounded” —Washington Monthly
“The Washington Post columnist and NPR commentator offers a passionately reasoned argument for why both progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party must put aside differences to defeat Donald Trump in 2020...A well-argued and persuasive treatise by a deeply concerned journalist and citizen.” —Kirkus Reviews
272 pages, Hardcover
First published February 4, 2020
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E.J. Dionne Jr.
29 books123 followersEugene Joseph "E. J." Dionne, Jr. is an American journalist and political commentator, and a long-time op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, a University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at the McCourt School of Public Policy, a Senior Research Fellow at Saint Anselm College, and an NPR, MSNBC, and PBS commentator.
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February 17, 2020
Dionne is right about some of the problems with modern Democrats--the party's two camps (progressives and moderates) are often too at odds with eachother to focus on winning seats and elections. But it's mainly because the right is so far right these days that the left is really just two different ideological camps forced to share a party. It's hard to convince a Bloomberg Dem and a Bernie Dem that they want the same things--they don't.
February 12, 2020
I won this in a goodreads giveaway. With the upcoming election looming it was interesting and insightful to read this book
January 28, 2020
CODE RED is both a political science treatise and an historical overview of the actions of administrations, both Democratic and Republican, that have led the United States to the debacle we are facing today. As I was reading, I reflected several times on the fact that even five years ago I would have given this book, and any like it, a pass. At that time I was a voter but not overly concerned about politics per se. I had some strong feelings about specific actions of government, but I didn't feel the need to spend time studying the issues or going out to protest. Since the leadup to the 2016 election, the subsequent Electoral College win, and all that has transpired since the inauguration, I find myself devouring books that purport to explain the chaos or provide coherent accounts of obscured events.
E. J. Dionne, Jr. is one of my favorite guests on prime time MSNBC. He is erudite and always brings his journalistic analysis to the table. Having once studied a bit of journalism myself, I am aware of the tenets of the discipline's basic who, what, where, when, and sometimes why process that separate reporting from editorializing. Dionne seems to always put reporting above his opinion even in the fraught world of cable news. Even in opinion pieces, he manages to look at both sides with a certain amount of dispassionateness.
Although Chapter 1 seems to be aimed at political scientists and other such wonks, there are some valuable gems for the average voting citizen, or perhaps even more so for the non-voting citizen that needs to become informed. In other words, the numbers are thoughtfully explained.
I find it rewarding to have opinions that I formed over the years proven true. Dionne examines the ways in which the Reagan, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations aided the current administration's rise to power. As an information technology support specialist, I had one overriding tenet by which I did my job… 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' in reading CODE RED, I understand more fully that our government and politics are 'broke' and in dire need of fixing. The status quo is not working for too many Americans, most notably the economy, and this has led to a breakdown between Washington policies and kitchen table realities. Understanding and repairing the many inequities will require a united front on the part of Democrats who will need to finally understand that liberals and progressives are really working toward a single goal. The goal of the Democratic Party is the betterment of life for all Americans. That includes affordable health insurance, an infrastructure in good repair, an immigration policy that treats those who are already here with dignity and respect while providing a path to citizenship, and transparency and decency in government.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to try and understand how we got to this space as a nation. There are places you may find yourself confounded by the presentation of polling numbers and statistics, but I can emphasize enough that the text before and after such sections are readable and do much to explain those conundrums facing the American electorate today.
E. J. Dionne, Jr. is one of my favorite guests on prime time MSNBC. He is erudite and always brings his journalistic analysis to the table. Having once studied a bit of journalism myself, I am aware of the tenets of the discipline's basic who, what, where, when, and sometimes why process that separate reporting from editorializing. Dionne seems to always put reporting above his opinion even in the fraught world of cable news. Even in opinion pieces, he manages to look at both sides with a certain amount of dispassionateness.
Although Chapter 1 seems to be aimed at political scientists and other such wonks, there are some valuable gems for the average voting citizen, or perhaps even more so for the non-voting citizen that needs to become informed. In other words, the numbers are thoughtfully explained.
I find it rewarding to have opinions that I formed over the years proven true. Dionne examines the ways in which the Reagan, Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations aided the current administration's rise to power. As an information technology support specialist, I had one overriding tenet by which I did my job… 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.' in reading CODE RED, I understand more fully that our government and politics are 'broke' and in dire need of fixing. The status quo is not working for too many Americans, most notably the economy, and this has led to a breakdown between Washington policies and kitchen table realities. Understanding and repairing the many inequities will require a united front on the part of Democrats who will need to finally understand that liberals and progressives are really working toward a single goal. The goal of the Democratic Party is the betterment of life for all Americans. That includes affordable health insurance, an infrastructure in good repair, an immigration policy that treats those who are already here with dignity and respect while providing a path to citizenship, and transparency and decency in government.
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to try and understand how we got to this space as a nation. There are places you may find yourself confounded by the presentation of polling numbers and statistics, but I can emphasize enough that the text before and after such sections are readable and do much to explain those conundrums facing the American electorate today.
January 5, 2020
Did not agree with everything
March 23, 2020
I always appreciate Dionne's analysis in his Washington Post columns, so it is no surprise that I appreciated this longer piece. It is a book, as he says in his introduction, of both hope and alarm. After providing some historical background of both progressive and moderate movements, he examines the elections of 2016 and 1018. He explains clearly how Democrats scored significant victories in 2018 and urges today's candidates to take lessons from that. It is not clear to me that Democrats have learned any lessons from either election, but I will hope that enough people in a position to do something about it heed Dionne's message of hope and alarm in equal parts. Don't panic, but don't get complacent or careless.
February 12, 2020
There’s not much in terms of original insight or a sense that one is reading something more complex than a weather report in Code Red. Its subtitle is pretty much the basis of the book – moderates and progressives should work together. It’s very much a book of 2019 and contains platitudes a-plenty: on the other hand it’s not as if one can hurl a lot of argumentation against such a self-evident topic.
March 26, 2020
Code Red is a call for moderate and progressive Democrats to come together and take back the government in 2020. Written by award-winning journalist E.J. Dionne, Jr., Code Red breaks through partisan noise by analyzing how the Republican and Democratic parties became what they are today. Dionne digs into things from America's semi-distant past like the New Deal and Ronald Reagan's trickle-down economy to more modern-day politics like the Iraq War and the 2008 Financial Crisis. Interestingly, Dionne shows readers how influential America's major political happenings are on today's political atmosphere and how moderate and progressive Democrats can rally together for the future.
While it read a bit like a textbook at times, it was a pretty engaging read. For the most part, I felt this book was both educational and inspirational. I highly recommend Code Red to Democrats who are feeling discouraged, at a loss, and unsure of which direction the country is going. While this book brings addresses the sad, hard facts surrounding the current President and Republican party, it also brings readers together under a common interest: take back our country. Dionne's overall message is that moderate and progressive Democrats can create a coalition strong enough that brings recovery and renewal to America, which, I think, a lot of readers will see after reading this book. I want to leave this review with the last sentence of Code Red: "This generation's task is to restore progress - to get the country moving again by demonstrating anew our nation's capacity for self-correction, social reconstruction, and democratic self-government."
While it read a bit like a textbook at times, it was a pretty engaging read. For the most part, I felt this book was both educational and inspirational. I highly recommend Code Red to Democrats who are feeling discouraged, at a loss, and unsure of which direction the country is going. While this book brings addresses the sad, hard facts surrounding the current President and Republican party, it also brings readers together under a common interest: take back our country. Dionne's overall message is that moderate and progressive Democrats can create a coalition strong enough that brings recovery and renewal to America, which, I think, a lot of readers will see after reading this book. I want to leave this review with the last sentence of Code Red: "This generation's task is to restore progress - to get the country moving again by demonstrating anew our nation's capacity for self-correction, social reconstruction, and democratic self-government."
June 15, 2020
Great read; Light on Specifics
How? That is the question I keep returning to. The title says “how” we can unite. I didn’t get much how from this book. I understand that litmus tests won’t work, and that we NEED to unite...but the book never really tells us how to do it.
How? That is the question I keep returning to. The title says “how” we can unite. I didn’t get much how from this book. I understand that litmus tests won’t work, and that we NEED to unite...but the book never really tells us how to do it.
May 27, 2020
3.5 stars. A couple chapters were really boring, but altogether this book was a well-written summary of where we are now. Unfortunately, there wasn't much new perspective offered.
July 16, 2023
Great stuff if you want to learn about the historical context of what got us in this mess. I especially liked learning about how Reagan’s rightward push of the moderate meter has now left the US with such an insane lack of social programs.
“To accomplish anything at all, progressives and moderates must both defend government and, by reforming it, persuade Americans that it can accomplish the things progressives promise. The long Reagan era cast government as inevitably clumsy, inefficient, and uncreative-when it was not being oppressive, meddlesome, and coercive. The most unvarnished expression of this view came from Representative Dick Armey, the Republican majority leader in the Gingrich years: "The market is rational and the government is dumb?"
This is, quite simply, wrong. The market and government alike are capable of irrationality, even as both can accomplish exceptional things. Government has been and can still be a source of innovation (from the internet to medical research), of opportunity (from the Morrill Act to the GI Bill), of rights (from the Wagner Act to civil rights laws), and, yes, of beauty. Consider our national parks (pioneered by Republicans) and our extraordinary public universities. Reforms in how government works, how it hires people, and how it interacts with citizens have often been a middle-of-the-road cause, but they should engage all who propose to use government for progressive purposes.”
“To accomplish anything at all, progressives and moderates must both defend government and, by reforming it, persuade Americans that it can accomplish the things progressives promise. The long Reagan era cast government as inevitably clumsy, inefficient, and uncreative-when it was not being oppressive, meddlesome, and coercive. The most unvarnished expression of this view came from Representative Dick Armey, the Republican majority leader in the Gingrich years: "The market is rational and the government is dumb?"
This is, quite simply, wrong. The market and government alike are capable of irrationality, even as both can accomplish exceptional things. Government has been and can still be a source of innovation (from the internet to medical research), of opportunity (from the Morrill Act to the GI Bill), of rights (from the Wagner Act to civil rights laws), and, yes, of beauty. Consider our national parks (pioneered by Republicans) and our extraordinary public universities. Reforms in how government works, how it hires people, and how it interacts with citizens have often been a middle-of-the-road cause, but they should engage all who propose to use government for progressive purposes.”
April 11, 2020
Overall I enjoyed this book mainly because Dionne nails the challenge that the Democratic party faces, now perhaps more than any other time since the Dixiecrats bolted from the party over civil rights. The far left wing of the party sees themselves as "doctrinally pure" and are less willing to compromise. I have had conversations with "Bernie Bros" who have said they would vote for Trump over Biden only due to devotion to Bernie. Policy and the public good be damned. Dionne lays out a great argument to unite the part.
From Kirkus Reviews - "Seizing on the momentum of the 2018 midterm elections, Dionne Jr. (Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond, 2016, etc.) is both articulate and enthusiastic about the need for the two liberal sides to work together, and he readily admits that he sounds like “a perhaps unwelcome counselor attempting to ease a family quarrel.” The success of the 2018 elections (“Democrats received 25 million more votes than they had in 2014”) underscores how the alliance of progressives and moderates, interested in protecting health care and reforming politics, can serve as the “model for the alliance that must come together again in 2020 and beyond.” The author discusses the important mobilization of African American and Latinx voters, young people, and, especially, suburban women, many of whom have been disgusted by Trump’s “white ethno-nationalism, his lies, his extremist rhetoric, his self-centered irrationality.” Indeed, the election was very much about Trump, though not in the way he had hoped. Systematically, the author shows why bipartisanship, once the catchword, is not currently viable with the growing homogeneous, anti-immigrant Republican Party, which looks nothing like the “decent pragmatism” of the party of presidents Lincoln, Eisenhower, or even Nixon. The author then pursues the “crooked path” of the progressive story in America and the resurgence of democratic socialism in reaction to Reaganism and the continued rise of inequality even after the Clinton and Obama years. Indeed, writes Dionne, the “socialist” proposals of universal health care, free college, and even the Green New Deal are not radical. Moreover, a Democratic coalition is needed to repair the many fractured relationships with American allies. "
From Kirkus Reviews - "Seizing on the momentum of the 2018 midterm elections, Dionne Jr. (Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond, 2016, etc.) is both articulate and enthusiastic about the need for the two liberal sides to work together, and he readily admits that he sounds like “a perhaps unwelcome counselor attempting to ease a family quarrel.” The success of the 2018 elections (“Democrats received 25 million more votes than they had in 2014”) underscores how the alliance of progressives and moderates, interested in protecting health care and reforming politics, can serve as the “model for the alliance that must come together again in 2020 and beyond.” The author discusses the important mobilization of African American and Latinx voters, young people, and, especially, suburban women, many of whom have been disgusted by Trump’s “white ethno-nationalism, his lies, his extremist rhetoric, his self-centered irrationality.” Indeed, the election was very much about Trump, though not in the way he had hoped. Systematically, the author shows why bipartisanship, once the catchword, is not currently viable with the growing homogeneous, anti-immigrant Republican Party, which looks nothing like the “decent pragmatism” of the party of presidents Lincoln, Eisenhower, or even Nixon. The author then pursues the “crooked path” of the progressive story in America and the resurgence of democratic socialism in reaction to Reaganism and the continued rise of inequality even after the Clinton and Obama years. Indeed, writes Dionne, the “socialist” proposals of universal health care, free college, and even the Green New Deal are not radical. Moreover, a Democratic coalition is needed to repair the many fractured relationships with American allies. "
August 2, 2020
Fred,
I won't ask if you're familiar with E J Dionne, I know that you are but I wonder if you've read any of his books? He reminds me very much of you & there is no one that I am aware of who matches his knowledge & understanding of political factions, the process & the evolution of ideas & movements. I'm currently reading his latest opus, Code Red, which beautifully recapitulates our ongoing argument between Progressives & Liberals (or Berners & the Dem establishment, if you prefer). His conclusion, which is that we badly need each other for tactical as well as strategic reasons - is clearly stated & essentially unassailable! Beyond that, it's a nice little book, clear & concise &, as you might expect from Dionne, a comprehensive & comprehensible, narrative of where we are & how we got here. I recommend it!
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Fred
I won't ask if you're familiar with E J Dionne, I know that you are but I wonder if you've read any of his books? He reminds me very much of you & there is no one that I am aware of who matches his knowledge & understanding of political factions, the process & the evolution of ideas & movements. I'm currently reading his latest opus, Code Red, which beautifully recapitulates our ongoing argument between Progressives & Liberals (or Berners & the Dem establishment, if you prefer). His conclusion, which is that we badly need each other for tactical as well as strategic reasons - is clearly stated & essentially unassailable! Beyond that, it's a nice little book, clear & concise &, as you might expect from Dionne, a comprehensive & comprehensible, narrative of where we are & how we got here. I recommend it!
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Fred
April 24, 2020
I had the opportunity to participate in a Twitter book club promotion, and received and ARC for the discussion. I typically am not much of a fan of current non-fiction, but I like Dionne's essays and commentaries and decided to give it a try. It was worth the read. Dionne's knowledge of political history was very interesting and added to his discussions of where we are in society. Best of all, was the hopeful message that we can unite again if we reject the idea of the "other" as the enemy, particularly the actions taken by the current administration which are hurting so many. (Note: I received a final version of the book, but I have not read it yet. It has some additions, like discussions of the impeachment that were missing from the ARC.) Worth reading if you're a political junkie and desire a message of hope for our system.
June 12, 2020
A playbook of how to come together
While much was made, particularly at the beginning of the year, about the split between progressive and moderate views, Dionne, once again brings a necessary bridge. As he's done with us previous works - Where he Right Went Wrong & One Nation After Trump - Dionne articulates not only the necessity, but the practicality of progressive visions and moderate pragmatism as the only path forward, not just from Trumpism, but the radical ultra and now conservative dogma that created him. With the clear-eyes observations of Timothy Snyder and Tony Judt, and the passion of Robert (Bob) Massie, Elizabeth Warren, and the blueprint of Thomas Piketty, E.J. Dionne Jr' latest contribution proves invaluable to anyone working toward, and hoping for a better future.
While much was made, particularly at the beginning of the year, about the split between progressive and moderate views, Dionne, once again brings a necessary bridge. As he's done with us previous works - Where he Right Went Wrong & One Nation After Trump - Dionne articulates not only the necessity, but the practicality of progressive visions and moderate pragmatism as the only path forward, not just from Trumpism, but the radical ultra and now conservative dogma that created him. With the clear-eyes observations of Timothy Snyder and Tony Judt, and the passion of Robert (Bob) Massie, Elizabeth Warren, and the blueprint of Thomas Piketty, E.J. Dionne Jr' latest contribution proves invaluable to anyone working toward, and hoping for a better future.
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June 17, 2020The handbook for 2020
If you want to understand the political-economics of 2020 and the possibilities post Trump, this is the book for you.
I suggest that you skip the introduction and start with Chapter One. Then consider reading the introduction after finishing the rest of the book.
There is a consistent copy-editing problem in this Kindle edition of the book where it cites a percentage but there is no percentage before the word "percent"! I use the Android version of Kindle which allows the reader to highlight text and then report content errors. I have dutifully reported each of these errors. Hopefully the elves at Amazon will take note and fix it. I may checkout a paper copy from the library and see if the same errors are there. Sadly, the iOS version of Kindle doesn't allow content errors reporting.
If you want to understand the political-economics of 2020 and the possibilities post Trump, this is the book for you.
I suggest that you skip the introduction and start with Chapter One. Then consider reading the introduction after finishing the rest of the book.
There is a consistent copy-editing problem in this Kindle edition of the book where it cites a percentage but there is no percentage before the word "percent"! I use the Android version of Kindle which allows the reader to highlight text and then report content errors. I have dutifully reported each of these errors. Hopefully the elves at Amazon will take note and fix it. I may checkout a paper copy from the library and see if the same errors are there. Sadly, the iOS version of Kindle doesn't allow content errors reporting.
March 8, 2020
How do we move to a world beyond Trump? This offers one answer. It maintains that moderates and progressives must unite around common ground to win in 2020. The fact is that we need each other. Progressives like Warren or Sanders offer new policies that can make life better for more people. Moderates like Biden or Kloubachar offer consensus building and focus on one step at a time. Both have a role. I do not agree with all of this but accept the basic premise that if we do not unite then the Republicans could destroy our democracy and replace it with authoritarian rule that hurst the very people who voted it into power.
April 28, 2020
Essentially a plea for moderates and progressives in the Democratic Party to stop fighting each other. He argues that moderates and progressive need each other -- moderates need the ideas and energy that progressives bring, while progressives need the realism of how to get things done. He argues that they are both moving in the same direction, though the one wants to go farther and faster. Dionne further argues that dignity should be one of the new and main unifying themes. Dionne has been around a while; he has a good heart and values, and a good head for what our politics is capable of achieving. I have always found his analysis to be balanced yet grounded in progressive values.
May 12, 2020
Once again, EJ Dionne is right on the money. Though written before the COVID-19 pandemic, his call for unity among progressives and moderates is the only way to save our country from the disaster that is Donald Trump. In fact, he points out that it is precisely the rise of Trump and the radicalization of the right that have helped make this unity possible.
April 17, 2020
In the end Dionne makes the case against that which he intends - we really do need progressivism to fail in order for the country to save itself. For the most part, the early chapters cherry pick their facts to fit their Trump Derangement Syndrome world view.
December 15, 2019
A good time capsule but I didn’t think there was really much in the way of solutions here. For the target audience there isn’t a whole lot of new material here.
February 4, 2020
Papa Stalin would have wept: a one-party system, all united to "save" "our country", and later get back to saving humanity by showing the darkies the one true path.
April 8, 2020
Good information. But not much new here. Yes. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if both parties would work together? Unfortunately, not on any horizon I see at this time.
July 17, 2025
Whole lot to say without providing solutions. The whole book you will hear WHY the Left should unite but never HOW. It provides an overly optimistic account of the left’s future which is laughable in hindsight considering this past election cycle and what’s happened since. Not really a worthwhile read now that the landscape has changed so dramatically since this book’s publication.
April 5, 2020
Dionne makes a valiant effort to chart a path forward for moderates and progressives working together to change the current radical right wing paradigm.
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