How The Left Lost Teen Spirit: (And How They're Getting it Back!)

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Music insider and progressive activist Danny Goldberg has spent decades tuning into the rhythms and voices that speak straight to the hearts and desires of American youth. In that time, one fact has become increasingly clear: America's venerable political leaders are too often tone deaf. In this startling, provocative book, Goldberg shows how today's professional public servants have managed to achieve nothing less that the indefensible, wholesale alienation of an entire generation. Goldberg authoritatively dissects the disconnect between politics and young voters' - Time Out NY'

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"Danny Goldberg's searing insights should be required reading for anyone concerned with the state of democratic politics in this country."

Author Bio

Danny Goldberg is a longtime music executive and political activist. He coproduced and codirected the rock documentary No Nukes and has written for the Los Angeles Times, the Nation, AlterNet, and others. He lives in New York City and is an ACLU officer and board member. This is his first book.