The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell, by Jamie Court

I was at my local library this morning, and came across this book. I decided to check it out, to see what strategies "the other side" was advocating.

I won't share those strategies here, but I'll give table of contents and so on, so you can see if you want to read it for yourself.

The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell: How to Win Grassroots Campaigns, Pas Ballot Box Laws and Get the Change We Voted For. A Direct Democracy Toolkit
by Jamie Court
Chelsea Green Publishing, 2010



Back Matter
Don't Hope--Get Mad and Do Something!
While hope might bring people to the ballot box, elections rarely produce the change they ptomise. In The Progressive's Guide to Raising Hell, acclaimed advocate and Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court says anger-not hope-is the real fuel of political and economic change.

Court, a lontime organizer of successful ballot campaigns and reform initiatives, offers battle-proven step-by-step directions to force and expose your opponent's mistakes, and leverage public opinion in the direction of chnge. The sheer power of public outrage, he argues, is what makes leadeers shift their positions, honor their campaign promises, and generate true reform.

The Progressive's Guide takes the fight from closed doors and halls of power in Washington and brings it home to states and communities, which is where true polirical successes can occur.

This book is a must-read for progressives everywhere and for every frustrated Obama voter in America. We all need to understand the value of being willing to raise a little hell.

Table of Contents
1. The Art of Change
2. Ten Rules of Populist Power
3. Rousing Public Opinion in a New Media Age
4. Building Your Own Populist 2.0 Platform
5. Getting the Affordable Health CAre You Voted For
6. Taming Arnold: A Blueprint for Confronting the Audacity of Phony Change
7. Direct Democracy: Using the Ballot Measure to GEt th e Change You Want
8. The Road to Cheaper and Cleaner Energy
9. Brining WAll Street Back Under Control
10. Stopping the WArs and REinvesting in America
11. Making Your Opinion Count
Notes
About the Author