American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation Book discussion with Michael Kazin, Professor of History at Georgetown UniversityRegister to Attend While the history of the left is a long story of idealism and determination, it has also been, in the traditional view, a story of movements that failed to gain support from mainstream America. In American Dreamers , Michael Kazin tells a new history: one in which many of these movements, although they did not fully succeed on their own terms, nonetheless made lasting contributions to American society that led to equal opportunity for women, racial minorities, and homosexuals; the celebration of sexual pleasure; multiculturalism in the media and the schools; and the popularity of books and films with altruistic and antiauthoritarian messages. With movements for economic and social justice rising globally and across America, please join us for us for a fascinating discussion of the origins, goals, and legacy of the American left.
PROGRESSIVISM ON TAP is a lecture and discussion series from the Progressive Studies Program at the Center for American Progress, focused on the history and intellectual traditions of progressivism and liberalism.
PROGRESSIVISM ON TAP provides an informal forum for budding activists and professionals to explore the political values and theoretical debates within the broader progressive tradition and to apply those lessons to contemporary political discourse. | | Date and Location Wednesday, October 26, 2011 6:30 - 7:30 pm Busboys and Poets (map)
1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001 Register to Attend Program starts at 6:30 pm and will end at 7:30 pm. Light appetizers will be provided starting at 6:00 pm. Please arrive early; space is not guaranteed. Faiz Shakir and Ali Savino
November 3, 2011 Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein
November 9, 2011 |
