Kevin Mattson is Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University and serves as a faculty associate of the Contemporary History Institute. He is author of Upton Sinclair and the Other American Century (2006); When America Was Great: The Fighting Faith of Postwar Liberalism (2004, 1st edition, 2006, 2ndedition); Engaging Youth: Combating the Apathy of Young Americans Towards Politics (2003); Intellectuals in Action: The Origins of the New Left and Radical Liberalism, 1945-1970 (2002); and Creating a Democratic Public: The Struggle for Urban Participatory Democracy During the Progressive Era (1998). Additionally, he is co-editor of Liberalism for a New Century: Reflections on the Past and Future of an Idea (2007); Steal This University!: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor Movement (2003); and Democracy’s Moment: Reforming the American Political System for the 21st Century (2002). He has written essays on a variety of topics for the New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, The Nation, The American Prospect, Common Review, The Baffler, and Chronicle Review. He has also appeared on Fox News and NPR. He is presently an affiliated scholar at the Center for American Progress (based in Washington, D.C.) and is active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). He also serves on the editorial board of Dissent magazine.
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