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Arens reviews 'A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America' by Lizabeth Cohen.

'Two Faces of Liberalism' by John Gray is reviewed.

Considers the dispute in the Democratic Party between the progressive, pro-labor faction & the centrist "New Democrats." The origins & development of the "New Democrat" ideology & movement are outlined, followed by a description of the present state of the two factions' disagreement over such matters as trade, the party's mission, neoliberal globalization, & cultural values. Which faction will predominate is difficult to predict; the burst of the dot.com bubble has dampened the New Democrats' pro-technology fervor, while the left-labor Democrats wrongly continue to focus on anti-globalization & class issues. K. Coddon

Discusses narrowing and concentration of GOP's electoral base; analyzes frameworks for making the party more centrist and palatable to moderates, while retaining religious and social conservatives; US. "Compassionate conservatism", "national greatness", and the "new investor class" approaches; first months of office of President George W. Bush.

Arens reviews 'America's Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters' by Ruy Teixeira and Joel Rogers.

Arens reviews 'The Virtue of Prosperity: Finding Values in an Age of Techno-Affluence' by Dinesh D'Souza.

Discusses intentions and ramifications of US federal government attempts to legislate equal athletic opportunities for college and university women, focusing on use and misuse of Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments. Argues that intention and interpretation do not match, and that men's teams end up getting cut unnecessarily.