Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2009. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 242 pages. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Inscription reads: Justine, Thanks for your great work at Rock The Vote. Warm Regards, Mike Lux. Includes Preface, Introduction: The History of American Progress, Notes, and Index. Topics covered include The Big Change Moments; A Progressive Revolution: How Tom Pain and Thomas Jefferson Literally Invented the Idea of America; The Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Right to Think and Speak Freely; Civil Rights, States' Rights, and the Re-Creation of the American Idea; The Battle over Democracy; Trickle-Down vs. Bottom Up; The Dream and the Backlash; Hope, Fear, and the Culture of Caution; The Next Big Change Moment; Notes; and Index. Mike Lux (born May 13, 1960, Lincoln, Nebraska) is the co-founder and president of Progressive Strategies, L.L.C., a political consulting firm founded in 1999, focused on strategic political consulting for non-profits, labor unions, PACs and progressive donors. Previously, he was Senior Vice President for Political Action at People For the American Way (PFAW), and the PFAW Foundation, and served in the Clinton White House from January 1993 to mid-1995 as a Special Assistant to the President for Public Liaison. He also played a role in five different presidential campaign teams. In this book, Michael Lux gives new life to the chapters of American history that conservatives want everyone to forget. He demonstrates clearly that progressives and the progressive movement created American ideals and forged the kind of country in which we want to live. More