September 15, 2006
Scorching the Grass Roots?
Once upon a time, Dana R. Fisher knocked on doors to canvass for progressive issues. Now the sociologist is knocking the concept as bad for liberals and for democracy.
They are fixtures of summertime in American cities and college towns: Every year, tens of thousands of college-age canvassers knock on strangers' doors on behalf of environmental or civil-rights organizations. They give an earnest 30-second pitch, ask for a small donation and a signature on a petition, and then head to
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