The Progressive’s Guide to For media inquiries contact:

Elliott Bent
Raising Hell elliott@ksefocus.com
How to Win Grassroots 802.229.4900 ext. 112
Campaigns, Pass Ballot Box Laws,
and Get the Change We Voted For Author Events Coordinator:
Jenna Dimmick
Jamie Court jdimmick@chelseagreen.com
802.229.4900 ext.120
$14.95 US • Paperback
ISBN 9781603582933
5½ x 8½ • 232 pages
Pub Date: September 2010

“ “I’ve often said, ‘First we will elect people who we can talk to into positions of power, and then
we will hold their feet to the fire so we get real change. This book is the manual for holding
Democratic feet to the fire.”
”
—Howard Dean, former DNC Chair and Vermont governor;
author of Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform

Who Says Progressives Don’t Like to Fight?

The Progressive’s Guide to Raising Hell takes us into the “no holds barred” world of activism and campaigning. Your guide is
master tactician, consumer advocate and political street fighter Jamie Court. He says the first step of any political battle of
wills is to get mad – the last step, never let go.

Court, President of Consumer Watchdog, the enormously successful consumer advocacy organization based in Cali-
fornia, is a longtime organizer of successful ballot campaigns and reform initiatives. In the book, he offers battle-proven,
step-by-step directions to force and expose your opponent’s mistakes, and leverage public opinion in the direction of
progressive change. Court provides real world examples like:

• Purchasing social security numbers of California’s governing bodies

• Going toe-to-toe with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Taking on Google’s privacy policies, and winning

The book’s release is sandwiched between the BP oil spill and the midterm elections, making it a perfect study guide for
any discussion of populist rage, Obama’s failure to deliver, and making change happen every day. Court is raising the flag
of direct democracy, providing us with the DIY blueprint for political change.

Progressive’s Guide takes the fight from closed doors and halls of power in Washington and brings it home to states and
communities, which is where true political successes can occur.

Jamie Court is president of Consumer Watchdog, an award-winning, nationally recognized

consumer-advocacy organization. He is also a frequent commentator on America Public Media’s
“Marketplace” radio program and on the Los Angeles Times op-ed page. He currently resides in the Los
Angeles area.

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