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DESCRIPTION:‘’Blue Grit’ is pure political tonic, a stirring call to arms for 
 progressives who feel they’ve been left out in the cold by their alleged 
 allies… a galvanizing vision of political democracy as it was meant to 
 thrive…”\n—	Michael Eric Dyson\n\n“Laura Flanders is a doer, and a 
 great person to get focus from. Listen to her …”  —Chuck D, Public 
 Enemy  \n\n“Laura Flanders ‘Blue Grit’ gives hope even to those of us 
 who don’t ordinarily go in for that sort of thing.” — Fran 
 Lebowitz\n\nA searing attack on the Democrats from one of today's most 
 engaging political voices, Air America Radio host, Laura Flanders, the 
 best-selling author of "Bushwomen," believes there are no such things as 
 "red" and "blue" states. Even in the most surprising places, she's finding 
 progressive change. From Vermont to Salt Lake City to Las Vegas's famous 
 Strip, she journeys through the heartland USA and discovers a simple truth: 
 people don't vote for the GOP because Republicans represent their 
 interests; they vote Republican because Democrats barely field a team. \n\n 
 Adamant, opinionated, funny, and always engaging, Flanders chronicles what 
 she's learned from scores of voters and activists-about how change is 
 happening in Main St. USA, even if it rarely catches the attention of the 
 so-called mainstream media. Mormons defending women's rights, casino owners 
 teaming up with waitresses to raise the minimum wage; blue collar 
 construction workers and lesbian mothers working together to make their 
 workplaces safer and more secure for all. Flanders finds young, supposedly 
 "alienated" Americans, who are driving scores of new voters to the polls. 
 \n\n Fiery polemic, assured narrative, and acute political commentary, Blue 
 Grit will be crucial reading for everyone interested in the future of the 
 Democrats, and this country. Based on Flanders' bottom-up style of 
 journalism, it tells a story of good news: progressives are coming after 
 the conservative establishment with new talent, new ideas, new media and 
 new cash, and they have their sights set on building a new progressive 
 movement, whether the Democratic Party is ready or not.\n\nBenefits KPFA 
 Radio   \ntickets $5 available at Analog Books, Black Oak, Cody’s, 
 DIESEL, A Bookstore, \nGlobal Exchange, Moe’s, Pegasus, Pendragon, Walden 
 Pond.\nS.F. – Cody’s, Modern Times\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/01/18387742.php
SUMMARY:Laura Flanders: Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics From the Politicians
LOCATION:2345 Channing Way (at Dana St), Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/04/01/18387742.php
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