Crashing The Gate.Crashing The Gate Jerome Armstong & Markos Moulitsas Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (born 11 September 1971), often known by his username and former military moniker "Kos" (kōs), is the founder and main author of Daily Kos, a weblog focusing on liberal, and Democratic Party politics. Chelsea Green Publishing PO Box 428, White River Junction, VT 05001 193339241X $12.95 www.chelseagreen.com Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics is an unabashedly un·a·bashed adj. 1. Not disconcerted or embarrassed; poised. 2. Not concealed or disguised; obvious: unabashed disgust. partisan examination of what needs to be done to transform the Democratic party into a viable opposition force to the Republican party, and therefore wrest wrest tr.v. wrest·ed, wrest·ing, wrests 1. To obtain by or as if by pulling with violent twisting movements: wrested the book out of his hands; wrested the islands from the settlers. the nation away from its currently disastrous neocon ne·o·con n. Informal A neoconservative: "The neocons and hard-liners have long felt that no Soviet leader could be trusted" New York Times. leadership. Chapters denounce the harm caused by the neocon Republican party, and describe what needs to be done to promote grass-roots opposition within the Democratic party; the authors are quite realistic about the limits of a two-party system, and offer means to reform the Democratic party as the swiftest and most practical way to improve American government. Topics covered include the importance of campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. , a trough that both Democrats and Republicans feed off of all too frequently; the unfortunate prevalence of unrealistic visions and "single-issue" obsessives within the Democratic party; the changing landscape of modern media; and much more. Enthusiastically recommended for anyone involved in grassroots politics. |
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