Democracy unchained :

Title :

Democracy unchained : how to rebuild government for the people / edited David W. Orr, Andrew Gumbel, Bakari Kitwana, and William S. Becker.

Title:

Democracy unchained :

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

xii, 466 pages ; 23 cm

ISBN:

9781620975138

Production / Publication Information:

New York : The New Press, 2020.

Contents:

Populism and democracy / Yascha Mounk -- Reconstructing our constitutional democracy / K. Sabeel Rahman -- Restoring healthy party competition / Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson -- When democracy becomes something else : the problem of elections and what to do about it / Andrew Gumbel -- The best answer to money in politics after Citizens United : public campaign financing in the empire state and beyond / Chisun Lee -- Remaking the presidency after Trump / Jeremi Suri -- The problem of presidentialism / Stephen Skowronek -- Renewing the American democratic faith / Steven C. Rockefeller -- American land, American democracy / Eric Freyfogle -- Race and democracy : the Kennedys, Obama, Trump, and us / Michael Eric Dyson -- Liberty and justice for all : Latina activist efforts to strengthen democracy in 2018 / Maria Hinojosa -- What Black women teach us about democracy / Andra Gillespie and Nadia E. Brown -- Engines of democracy : racial justice and cultural power / Rashad Robinson -- Civics and environmental education : protecting the planet and our democracy / Judy Braus -- The Supreme Court's legitimacy crisis and constitutional democracy's future / Dawn Johnsen -- Can democracy survive the internet? / David Hickton -- The new New Deal : how to re-regulate capitalism / Robert Kuttner -- First understand why they're winning : how to save democracy from the anti-immigrant far right / Sasha Polakow-Suransky -- No time left : how the system is failing to address our ultimate crisis / Bill McKibben -- Powering democracy through clean energy / Denise G. Fairchild -- The long crisis : American foreign policy before and after Trump / Jessica Tuchman Mathews -- The case for strong government / William S. Becker -- The states / Nick Rathod -- Democracy in a struggling swing state / Amy Hanauer -- Can independent voters save American democracy? Why 42 percent of American voters are independent, and how they can transform our political system / Jaqueline Salit and Thom Reilly -- Philanthropy and democracy / Stephen B. Heintz -- Keeping the republic / Dan Moulthrop -- The future of democracy / Mayor Ras Baraka -- Building a research university where all people matter / Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars, and Derrick M. Anderson -- Biophilia and direct democracy / Timothy Beatley -- Purpose-driven capitalism / Mindy Lubber -- Restoring democracy : nature's trust, human survival, and constitutional fiduciary governance / Mary Christina Wood.

Summary:

"The 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. Democracy Unchained 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 Yascha Mounk on populism, Chisun Lee on money and politics, Ras Baraka on building democracy from the ground up, and Bill McKibben on climate, Democracy Unchained is the articulation of faith in democracy and will be required reading for all who are working to make democracy a reality"--

Bibliography note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language:

English

Added Author:

Geographic Term:

United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021

Subject Term:

Democracy -- United States.

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A stellar group of America''s leading political thinkers explore how to reboot our democracy

The 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.

Democracy Unchained 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, Democracy Unchained is the articulation of faith in democracy and will be required reading for all who are working to make democracy a reality.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

David W. Orr

Part I. The Crisis of Democracy

Populism and Democracy

Yascha Mounk

Reconstructing Our Constitutional Democracy

K. Sabeel Rahman

Restoring Healthy Party Competition

Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson

When Democracy Becomes Something Else: The Problem of Elections and What to Do About It

Andrew Gumbel

The Best Answer to Money in Politics After Citizens United: Public Campaign Financing in the Empire State and Beyond

Chisun Lee

Remaking the Presidency After Trump

Jeremi Suri

The Problem of Presidentialism

Stephen Skowronek

Part II. Foundations of Democracy

Renewing the American Democratic Faith

Steven C. Rockefeller

American Land, American Democracy

Eric Freyfogle

Race and Democracy: The Kennedys, Obama, Trump, and Us

Michael Eric Dyson

Liberty and Justice for All: Latina Activist Efforts to Strengthen Democracy in 2018

Maria Hinojosa

What Black Women Teach Us About Democracy

Andra Gillespie and Nadia E. Brown

Engines of Democracy: Racial Justice and Cultural Power

Rashad Robinson

Civic and Environmental Education: Protecting the Planet and Our Democracy

Judy Braus

The Supreme Court''s Legitimacy Crisis and Constitutional Democracy''s Future

Dawn Johnsen

Part III. Policy Challenges

Can Democracy Survive the Internet?

David Hickton

The New New Deal: How to Reregulate Capitalism

Robert Kuttner

First Understand Why They''re Winning: How to Save Democracy from the Anti-Immigrant

Far Right

Sasha Polakow-Suransky

No Time Left: How the System Is Failing to Address Our Ultimate Crisis

Bill McKibben

Powering Democracy Through Clean Energy

Denise G. Fairchild

The Long Crisis: American Foreign Policy Before and After Trump

Jessica Tuchman Mathews

Part IV. Who Acts, and How?

The Case for Strong Government

William S. Becker

The States

Nick Rathod

Democracy in a Struggling Swing State

Amy Hanauer

Can Independent Voters Save American Democracy? Why 42 Percent of American Voters Are Independent and How They Can Transform Our Political System

Jaqueline Salit and Thom Reilly

Philanthropy and Democracy

Stephen B. Heintz

Keeping the Republic

Dan Moulthrop

The Future of Democracy

Mayor Ras Baraka

Building a University Where All People Matter

Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars, and Derrick M. Anderson

Biophilia and Direct Democracy

Timothy Beatley

Purpose-Driven Capitalism

Mindy Lubber

Restoring Democracy: Nature''s Trust, Human Survival, and Constitutional Fiduciary Governance 397

Mary Christina Wood

Conclusion

Ganesh Sitaraman

Reviews (1)

Kirkus Review

Scholars, journalists, and political and community leaders diagnose urgent challenges to democracy.In November 2017, a three-day conference at Oberlin College on "The State of American Democracy" inspired subsequent conversations among participants about how to restore "the promise of democracy" after the stunning election of 2016. Orr (Emeritus, Environmental Studies and Politics/Oberlin Coll.; Dangerous Years: Climate Change and the Long Emergency, 2016, etc.), investigative reporter Gumbel, journalist Kitwana, and Becker, Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Action Project, have gathered cogent, informative essays intended, as Orr writes, "to clarify the historic and institutional origins of the election of 2016 and the growing risk that we are coming unmoored from our history and our highest values." This risk, the contributors agree, has intensified under the Trump administration, characterized by "mendacity, incompetence, venality, malice" and staffed by "the worst, least qualified, and most unscrupulous" appointees. Jeremi Suri, a professor of global affairs, asserts that Trump, in exploiting citizens' alienation from government, forces Americans "to rethink the contours of democratic leadership" and portends the viability of "a smaller and humbler presidency, one focused on fewer promises and tethered more closely to ethical limitations." Environmental activist Judy Braus repeats a call for greater civics and history education in schools to "equip students to become full-fledged citizens, able to make informed, intelligent choices that support the public good." Jessica Tuchman Mathews, former president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, urges a continuing commitment to treaty-based alliances. Several contributors, including Bill McKibben, focus on climate change as a threat to democracy while sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson joins others in reflecting on democracy and race. Among other topics considered in this wide-ranging collection are the internet, income inequality, the changing voter demographic, the impact of nonaligned voters, and the insidious role of wealthy donors and lobbyists in influencing politicians. The U.S., Becker writes, "is effectively ruled by an unelected plutocratic oligarchy" of "economic elites." Other contributors include Yascha Mounk, Maria Hinojosa, and Robert Kuttner.Penetrating analyses of the nation's ills. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

David W. OrrYascha MounkK. Sabeel RahmanJacob S. Hacker and Paul PiersonAndrew GumbelChisun LeeJeremi SuriStephen SkowronekSteven C. RockefellerEric FreyfogleMichael Eric DysonMaria HinojosaAndra Gillespie and Nadia E. BrownRashad RobinsonJudy BrausDawn JohnsenDavid HicktonRobert KuttnerSasha Polakow-SuranskyBill McKibbenDenise G. FairchildJessica Tuchman MathewsWilliam S. BeckerNick RathodAmy HanauerJaqueline Salit and Thom ReillyStephen B. HeintzDan MoulthropMayor Ras BarakaMichael M. Crow and William B. Dabars and Derrick M. AndersonTimothy BeatleyMindy LubberMary Christina WoodGanesh Sitaraman

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Part I The Crisis Of Democracy
Populism and Democracy	p. 15
Reconstructing Our Constitutional Democracy	p. 25
Restoring Healthy Party Competition	p. 40
When Democracy Becomes Something Else: The Problem of Elections and What to Do About It	p. 58
The Best Answer to Money in Politics After Citizens United: Public Campaign Financing in the Empire State and Beyond	p. 72
Remaking the Presidency After Trump	p. 87
The Problem of Presidentialism	p. 98
Part II Foundations Of Democracy
Renewing the American Democratic Faith	p. 107
American Land, American Democracy	p. 122
Race and Democracy: The Kennedys, Obama, Trump, and Us	p. 136
Liberty and Justice for All: Latina Activist Efforts to Strengthen Democracy in 2018	p. 150
What Black Women Teach Us About Democracy	p. 164
Engines of Democracy: Racial Justice and Cultural Power	p. 173
Civic and Environmental Education: Protecting the Planet and Our Democracy	p. 183
The Supreme Court's Legitimacy Crisis and Constitutional Democracy's Future	p. 196
Part III Policy Challenges
Can Democracy Survive the Internet?	p. 213
The New New Deal: How to Reregulate Capitalism	p. 226
First Understand Why They're Winning: How to Save Democracy from the Anti-Immigrant Far Right	p. 240
No Time Left: How the System Is Failing to Address Our Ultimate Crisis	p. 254
Powering Democracy Through Clean Energy	p. 263
The Long Crisis: American Foreign Policy Before and After Trump	p. 273
Part IV Who Acts, And How?
The Case for Strong Government	p. 291
The States	p. 304
Democracy in a Struggling Swing State	p. 319
Can Independent Voters Save American Democracy? Why 42 Percent of American Voters Are Independent and How They Can Transform Our Political System	p. 323
Philanthropy and Democracy	p. 336
Keeping the Republic	p. 347
The Future of Democracy	p. 352
Building a University Where All People Matter	p. 363
Biophilia and Direct Democracy	p. 375
Purpose-Driven Capitalism	p. 383
Restoring Democracy: Nature's Trust, Human Survival, and Constitutional Fiduciary Governance	p. 397
Conclusion	p. 409
Acknowledgments	p. 417
Notes	p. 419
Contributor Biographies	p. 453
Index of Names	p. 459