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DLC | Blueprint Magazine | July 23, 2005
How America Can Win Again

VOLUME 2005, No. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE
by Peter Ross Range

Cover Story

HOW AMERICA CAN WIN AGAIN
by Al From and Bruce Reed
The nation is under challenge on nearly every front. It's time to summon our strength of character and make America great again.

VALUING PATRIOTISM
by Will Marshall
American voters know that 9/11 put national security back at the center of politics. Democrats should unify behind a new progressive patriotism. Plus:

Politics

REVITALIZED CENTER
by Artur Davis
The middle ground in American politics is shrinking. Yet there is a market hungry for new ideas.

SEIZE THE LEGACY
by Marshall Wittmann
Bill Clinton's greatest achievement was advancing progressivism in a conservative nation. Democrats should use that legacy to challenge today's polarized politics.

SPECIAL REPORT

CHILDHOOD FOR SALE
by Michele Stockwell
Consumer culture is pervasive and invasive. It is targeting kids in surprising and troubling ways -- with harmful consequences.

Essays and Comment

CHINESE CHALLENGE
by Edward Gresser
A vast Asian Union is aiding China's explosive growth. But the American response is inadequate. We need to raise our game.

GREEN GOSPEL
by Jan Mazurek
The Republican coalition is splitting on the issue of environmental protection -- and religious activists are becoming some of Bush's harshest critics.

FAITH-BASED SERVICE
by Ronald J. Sider
Nothing in the U.S. Constitution or their party history requires Democrats to oppose faith-based initiatives. They should look for ways to support them.

Columns

Political Memo by Al From
Strong and positive
The Vital Center by Bruce Reed
Life after 7/7
The Politics of Ideas by Will Marshall
Shrinking underclass
What Works by Sen. Tom Carper
Mental health reform
Cultural Politics by Peter Ross Range
Liberal's war

Book Excerpt

THE VOLUNTARY PATH TO UNIVERSAL SERVICE
edited by Will Marshall and Marc Porter Magee
Will Americans someday be asking each other, "What did you do for national service?" That's the question posed in a new book, The AmeriCorps Experiment. Plus:

Culture & Politics

MORAL SUPERIORITY
by Fred Siegel