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Nader, however, quickly concluded that Carter was disingenuously trying to coopt the progressive side of the Democratic Party. The best part of I Public Citizens i is its chapter about Carter's appointment of sixty public-interest movement leaders to positions in his administration. His primary focus is on Ralph Nader since Naderism catalyzed the larger movement. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Local Democracy Under Siege: Activism, Public Interests and Private Politics," by Dorothy Holland, Donald M. Nonini, Catherine Lutz, Lesley Bartlett, Marla Frederick-McGlathery, Thaddeus C. Guldbrandsen, Enrique G. Murillo Jr.

Reviews the book `The People's Lobby: Organizational Innovation and the Rise of Interest Group Politics in the United States, 1890-1925,' by Elisabeth S. Clemens.

Reviews the books `New Community Networks: Wired for Change,' by Douglas Schuler and `Democracy and Technology,' by Richard E. Sclove.

The article reviews the book "Choices and Changes: Interest Groups in the Electoral Process," by Michael M. Franz.

Reviews the book `The Third House: Lobbyists and Lobbying in the States,' by Alan Rosenthal.

Reviews the book `Money, Elections, Democracy: Reforming Congressional Campaign Finance,` edited by Margaret Latus Nugent and John R. Johannes.

Reviews the book `Careers in City Politics: The Case for Urban Democracy,' by Timothy Bledsoe.

The article reviews the book "Party Conflict and Community Development," by Samuel J. Eldersveld.

Reviews the book `The Population Ecology of Interest Representation,' by Virginia Gray and David Lowery.

Reviews the book `The Two Faces of Political Apathy,' by Tom DeLuca.

Reviews the book `Community Power in a Postreform City: Politics in New York City,' by Robert F. Pecorella.