{"product_id":"democracy-unchained-9781620975138","title":"Democracy Unchained","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stellar group of America's leading political thinkers explore how to reboot our democracy\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe presidential election of 2016 highlighted some long-standing flaws in American democracy and added a few new ones. Across the political spectrum, most Americans do not believe that democracy is delivering on its promises of fairness, justice, shared prosperity, or security in a changing world. The nation cannot even begin to address climate change and economic justice if it remains paralyzed by political gridlock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemocracy Unchained\u003c\/em\u003e is about making American democracy work to solve problems that have long impaired our system of governance. The book is the collective work of thirty of the most perceptive writers, practitioners, scientists, educators, and journalists writing today, who are committed to moving the political conversation from the present anger and angst to the positive and constructive change necessary to achieve the full promise of a durable democracy that works for everyone and protects our common future. Including essays by Yasha Mounk on populism, Chisun Lee on money and politics, Ras Baraka on building democracy from the ground up, and Bill McKibben on climate, \u003cem\u003eDemocracy Unchained\u003c\/em\u003e is the articulation of faith in democracy and will be required reading for all who are working to make democracy a reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nForeword \u003cbr\u003e\n\nIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eDavid W. Orr\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart I. The Crisis of Democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nPopulism and Democracy \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eYascha Mounk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nReconstructing Our Constitutional Democracy\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eK. Sabeel Rahman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRestoring Healthy Party Competition\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eJacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhen Democracy Becomes Something Else: The Problem of Elections and What to Do About It\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eAndrew Gumbel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Best Answer to Money in Politics After Citizens United: Public Campaign Financing in the Empire State and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eChisun Lee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRemaking the Presidency After Trump\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eJeremi Suri\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Problem of Presidentialism\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eStephen Skowronek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart II. Foundations of Democracy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRenewing the American Democratic Faith \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eSteven C. Rockefeller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAmerican Land, American Democracy \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eEric Freyfogle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRace and Democracy: The Kennedys, Obama, Trump, and Us \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eMichael Eric Dyson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLiberty and Justice for All: Latina Activist Efforts to Strengthen Democracy in 2018 \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eMaria Hinojosa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhat Black Women Teach Us About Democracy \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eAndra Gillespie and Nadia E. Brown\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nEngines of Democracy: Racial Justice and Cultural Power \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eRashad Robinson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCivic and Environmental Education: Protecting the Planet and Our Democracy \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eJudy Braus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Supreme Court's Legitimacy Crisis and Constitutional Democracy’s Future \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eDawn Johnsen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart III. Policy Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCan Democracy Survive the Internet? \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eDavid Hickton\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe New New Deal: How to Reregulate Capitalism \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eRobert Kuttner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFirst Understand Why They're Winning: How to Save Democracy from the Anti-Immigrant\u003cbr\u003e\n\nFar Right \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eSasha Polakow-Suransky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNo Time Left: How the System Is Failing to Address Our Ultimate Crisis \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eBill McKibben\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nPowering Democracy Through Clean Energy \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eDenise G. Fairchild\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Long Crisis: American Foreign Policy Before and After Trump \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eJessica Tuchman Mathews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV. Who Acts, and How? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe Case for Strong Government \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eWilliam S. Becker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe States \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eNick Rathod\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDemocracy in a Struggling Swing State \u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eAmy Hanauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nCan Independent Voters Save American Democracy? 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