Start Making Sense

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One: Understanding the Election

Making Sense of Election 2004 Don Hazen

Interview with Howard Dean

Interview with Arianna Huffington

November 3rd Theses Adam Werbach

Interview with Adam Werbach

Fear and Loathing: From 9/11/01 to 11/2/04 Vivian Dent

Interview with Van Jones

Progressive Victories Evan Derkacz

Interview with David Soares

Voters, Fighters, Citizens, Youth Zack Pelta-Heller

Election by the Numbers

Part Two: Understanding the Right Wing

The Conservative Message Machine Money Matrix Don Hazen

Interview with George Lakoff

Interview with Robert Greenwald

Interview with Amy Goodman

Televangelism on the Rise Jeffrey Chester

Fighting Dirty David Morris

Part One: The Iraq War

Rethinking Iraq Lakshmi Chaudhry

Interview with Naomi Klein

The Reality of War

How to End the Iraq War Tom Hayden

Part Two: The Culture War

The Return of the Culture War Lakshmi Chaudhry

Overcoming Liberal Contempt for the American Electorate Michael Lerner

The Faith Factor Barbara Ehrenreich

The Democrats’ Religion Problem Jim Wallis

Part Three: Economic Populism

The New Economic Populism Lakshmi Chaudhry

Interview with Thomas Frank

Interview with Jim Hightower

Interview with Andy Stern

The Death of Environmentalism Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus

Part One: Where to Start

Taking Action Don Hazen

Interview with Wes Boyd

Interview with Colin Greer

Twelve-Step Program for Progressive Victories Don Hazen

Part Two: Action Reform

Kumbaya Time Again: Organizing for Success Dan Carol

Election Reform Chellie Pingree

Don’t Just Mobilize—Organize Jane McAlevey

Taking the Initiative David D. Schmidt

Part Three: Independent Media

How to Work with Your Local Media Holly Minch

Indy Media Outlets Evan Derkacz

The Blogging Revolution Markos Moulitsas Zúniga

The Top Ten Blogs

Part Four: Do-It-Yourself Organizing

How to Hold a House Party Rachel Neumann

Shop Blue Deanna Zandt

The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama

Acknowledgments