Part I. What is "America"? Not a Country, a State of Mind
Freedom Is Intended as a Challenge
Principle 1. We Are Required to Speak Freely
Principle 2. We Have a Duty to Rebel Continually Against Injustice and Oppression
Principle 3. Ordinary People Are Supposed to Run Things
Principle 4. Americans Cherish the Rule of Law
Principle 5. America Establishes No God
Principle 6. Americans Deliberate with Their Neighbors; We Disagree Without Violence
Principle 7. Liberty is Universal: America Cannot Maintain an Oppressive Empire
A New American Revolution
Part III. America: The User's Guide
How to Play Hardball Once You Have Petitioned
Become the Media Yourself
How to Write a Press Release
Create the Debate Yourself
Help Frame the News Coverage
How to Leak to an Investigative Reporter
How to Pitch a Feature Piece
How to Create a Web Video
How to Take to the Streets
How to be Safe as You Protest
How to Speak in Any Public Context
IV. Deliberate, Community-Build, and Organize
How to Start a Political Movement
Starting Your Own Political Movement
Organize a Town Hall Meeting
Deliberate with Your Neighbors
Become the Leaders of America
How to Start a Nonprofit Organization
V. Rule of Law: Create or Change Laws Yourself
Initiatives and Referenda
Organize a National Hearing
Expose Government Secrecy: A Guide to Getting Government Files
VI. Dismantle an Oppressive Empire: Remake U.S. Foreign Policy
How to Promote Democracy Overseas through Investment
VII. Understand How Your System Works
What is the Electoral College?
User's Guide to the Constitution and Bill of Rights
VIII. Wish List for the Future
A Twelve-Step Program to Save U.S. Democracy
Additional Wish List Items
