Kevin Mattson is Connor Study Professor of Contemporary History at Ohio University and serves as a faculty associate of the Contemporary History Institute. His work explores the broad intersections between ideas and
politics in 20th century America. He is author of numerous books, including "What
the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?": Jimmy Carter, America's "Malaise," and
the Speech that Should Have Changed the Country (2009); Rebels All!: A
Short History of the Conservative Mind in Postwar America (2008), winner of
a Choice "Outstanding Academic Title" Award; Upton Sinclair and the
Other American Century (2006);When America Was Great: The Fighting Faith of Postwar Liberalism(2004,
1st edition, 2006, 2ndedition); 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 (2007) and Steal This
University!: The Rise of the Corporate University and the Academic Labor
Movement (2003). 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, Chronicle of Higher Education,
and other publications. He has appeared on numerous talk radio shows as
well as Fox News, NPR, C-Span Book TV, and the Colbert Report. He is
presently an affiliated scholar at the Center for American Progress (based in Washington, D.C.)
and active in the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
He serves on the editorial board of Dissent magazine.
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