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| Introduction |
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Part I Why Are We Polarized? |
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Five Factors That Freeze Us from Doing the Right Thing |
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Factor One Genesis: The Shot Heard 'Round the Dial |
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5 | (46) |
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Factor Two Democracy Under the Influence (DUI): Lobbyists in the Kitchen |
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51 | (22) |
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Factor Three The Ultimate Backstage Pass: Thought-Provoking Think Tanks |
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73 | (14) |
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Factor Four Predator or Pray: Wayward Christian Soldiers |
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87 | (22) |
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Factor Five It's My Party: The Hijacking of the Two-Party System |
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109 | (30) |
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Part II Ten Catastrophes We Must Avoid |
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Challenge One China: A Co-dependency That Is Decoupling |
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139 | (40) |
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Challenge Two The Silver Surge: The Aging of America |
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179 | (16) |
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Challenge Three Labor Pains: The Devolution of the Labor Movement |
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195 | (22) |
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Challenge Four The "M" Word: Same-Sex Marriage |
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217 | (12) |
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Challenge Five Being Smart About Intelligence: Terror Firma |
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229 | (42) |
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Challenge Six Political Hack: Tobacco Road to Ruin |
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271 | (24) |
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Challenge Seven Sick and Tired: Today's Care, Tomorrow's Cure |
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295 | (32) |
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Challenge Eight In Stir with Love: Education Versus Incarceration |
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327 | (28) |
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Challenge Nine Dread on Arrival: Homeland Insecurity |
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355 | (24) |
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Challenge Ten Crude Awakening: A True Energy Policy |
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379 | (26) |
| Coda: Where Do We Go from Here? |
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405 | (6) |
| Index |
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