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: EQUAL ACCESS DENIED by Steven J. Nider 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: TURNAROUND CORPS by Michael Goldstein Culture & Politics MORAL SUPERIORITY by Fred Siegel