Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history. Todd Gitlin biographyhistoryinsist Change image and share on social
I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesn't matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. Todd Gitlin contemplatedifferenceelection share on social
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism. Todd Gitlin americanbushdemocratic Change image and share on social
Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives. Todd Gitlin americaamericancalculation Change image and share on social
The fancy term for what America has squandered in the past year and a half or so is legitimacy. Todd Gitlin americafancyhalf Change image and share on social
Human inertia makes the everyday environment, the furniture, as it were, appear to be a given. Todd Gitlin environmenteverydayfurniture Change image and share on social
My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the government of the United States governs so much that the case could be made that everybody around the world ought to have a vote in determining some of its policies. Todd Gitlin americanbookcase share on social
To win power anywhere you have to convince people that you can do something for them. Todd Gitlin convincepeoplepower Change image and share on social
Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of the value divide - how to define America as a place of the common good and not a playground of the strong. Todd Gitlin americacommonday Change image and share on social
I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. Todd Gitlin 1960sclosedistortion share on social
