Peter Levine's new book represents an important new voice in our national deliberations about how to revitalize American democracy. It is a thorough, thoughtful account of the contemporary relevance of the ideas and innovations of the Progressive Era and a persuasive case for a new progressive agenda in American politics.

Robert D. Putnam, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

The author is to be lauded for his scope and positive view of troublesome issues in the U.S. Useful for undergraduate and general library collections.

Choice Reviews

Nevertheless, some of these books are useful. Peter Levine's The New Progressive Era makes a good go of it. It's a readable and thoughtful argument.

The American Prospect

Peter Levine's The New Progressive Era is a readable and thoughtful argument.

The American Prospect

A serious attempt to apply a philosophically coherent position to some of our most important political problems.

H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online

Some books you read and put aside. Others you send to friends; this is one of those books. Peter Levine brings a rich historical and philosophical perspective to an immediate and practical question: What is going to be the effect of all the effort that has gone into civic renewal in the last decade? What it will take to make democracy work as it should will be an especially pressing issue in the 2000 elections. Americans are already frustrated by a political system where money, rather than people, seems to do the voting. This book speaks to everyone from journalists to foundation executives to teachers to members of civic organizations to all citizens. Don't miss reading it.

David Mathews,, president, Kettering Foundation