The Radical Center: The Future of American PoliticsKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 12 de nov. 2002 - 272 pàgines Record numbers of Americans describe themselves as “independents” and reject the conventional agendas of Left and Right. In this widely acclaimed book, Ted Halstead and Michael Lind explain why today’s ideologies and institutions are so ill-suited to the Information Age, and offer a groundbreaking blueprint for updating all sectors of America society. Taking on partisans and experts on both sides of the political divide, they propose far-reaching reforms for the way we provide health and retirement security, collect taxes, organize elections, enforce civil rights, and educate our children. Twice before the United States has dramatically reconfigured itself, shifting from an agrarian to an industrial society after the Civil War and successfully adapting to the massive technological and demographic changes of the early twentieth century during the New Deal era. Uniting a sweeping historical vision with bold policy proposals, The Radical Center shows us how to reinvent our nation once again so that all Americans can reap the benefits of the Information Age. |
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THE FIRST THREE AMERICAS | 31 |
Tuyo NEW ECONOMY NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT | 59 |
DIGITAL ERA DEMOCRACY | 107 |
UNITY AND COMMUNITY IN | 163 |
THE POLITICS OF THE RADICAL CENTER | 207 |
Acknowledgments | 227 |
Index | 234 |
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