1. Making pluralism work -- 2. Thoughts on legitimacy -- 3. Racial equality: assuming leadership -- 4. Racial equality: relinguishing leadership -- 5. Political equality: a lustrous achievement -- 6. Sexual equality and the difficulties of sisterhood -- 7. Abortion: retreating under fire -- 8. Ending poverty: too great a task -- 9. Challenging war: a futile effort -- 10. Challenging the national security state -- 11. Reforming asylums: no other way -- 12. Stopping executions without abolishing capital punishment -- 13. Protecting the environment: the wrong way -- 14. Thoughts on results -- 15. Conclusion: further thoughts on legitimacy.