The Armchair Activist
by Schwartz, Felice N.; Levine, Suzanne K.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-07-01
Publisher(s): Riverhead Books
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Summary
The Armchair Activist gives a voice to the "silent majority" who are disturbed by the political swing to the extreme right--but feel powerless to bring about change. This groundbreaking guide empowers the reader with facts to dispel hype and letters of protest to address such vital issues as censorship, deficit reduction, welfare, immigration, civil liberties, separation of church and state, education, and more.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Sleepers Awake | p. 1 |
| Extremism Goes Mainstream | p. 9 |
| The Religious Right: The Battle for Dominion | p. 18 |
| The Far Right: Up From the Underground | p. 31 |
| The New Right: Behind-the-Scenes Players | p. 44 |
| Public Education: Under Siege | p. 55 |
| Welfare: The War on the Poor | p. 75 |
| Abortion: Chiseling Away at Choice | p. 93 |
| Civil Rights or "Special Rights"?: Racial and Ethnic Minority Rights - Women's Rights - Gay and Lesbian Rights | p. 112 |
| Crime and Punishment: Putting the Teeth Back Into Criminal Justice | p. 135 |
| Immigration: America's Identity Crisis | p. 154 |
| The Environment: The Planting of an Astroturf Movement | p. 170 |
| In-Your-Armchair Activism | p. 195 |
| Out-of-Your-Armchair Activism | p. 225 |
| Afterword | p. 247 |
| Further Resources | p. 249 |
| National Media Contact List | p. 255 |
| State Capitol Telephone Numbers | p. 257 |
| Notes | p. 259 |
| Index | p. 271 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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