Acknowledgments
Cast of Characters
Journey of the Bills
Preface
1. Anatomy of a Campaign Promise
2. The Swiss Army Knife
3. The Puzzle Magnate
4. “Ideological Garbage”
5. The Cynical Media
6. “Ouch!”
7. Race, Class, and Veterans
8. Real Work
9. The Unveiling
10. The Grass Roots
11. Ford’s Pooch and Pell’s Spine
12. Action
13. SOS
14. A “Bad Off-Off-Broadway Play”
15. Getting Things Done
Epilogue
Appendix: How to Join AmeriCorps or Get a College Loan
Notes
Index
