As has been discussed previously in this space, PCR writer Robert Gilbert recently released the e-book "Going Beyond: Vision, the NFL, and the 2010 Carolina Panthers." 
David Masciotra, author of "Working on a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen,"
provided the introduction for Gilbert's book, and recently released the introduction on his blog for ChicagoNow.After the jump is an excerpt from his introduction, with a link to the full text.
