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“danny oppenheimer”

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  • Democracy Despite Itself

    Why a System That Shouldn't Work at All Works So Well

    by Danny Oppenheimer, Mike Edwards ...
    Why democracy is the most effective form of government despite irrational (and sometime oblivious) voters and flawed (and sometimes inept) politicians.Voters often make irrational decisions based on inaccurate and irrelevant information. Politicians are often inept, corrupt, or out of touch with the will of the people. Elections can be determined by the design of the ballot and the gerrymandered ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

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  • It's Even Worse Than It Looks

    How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

    by Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein ...
    Acrimony and hyperpartisanship have seeped into every part of the political process. Congress is deadlocked and its approval ratings are at record lows. America's two main political parties have given up their traditions of compromise, endangering our very system of constitutional democracy. And one of these parties has taken on the role of insurgent outlier; the Republicans have become ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Unstoppable

    The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State

    by Ralph Nader ...
    Ralph Nader has fought for over fifty years on behalf of American citizens against the reckless influence of corporations and their government patrons on our society. Now he ramps up the fight and makes a persuasive case that Americans are not powerless. In Unstoppable, he explores the emerging political alignment of the Left and the Right against converging corporate-government tyranny.Large ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • America's Sociopathic Leadership

    Reversing the Downward Spiral

    by Jerome G. Manis ...
    Websters Dictionary traces "sociopathic" usage to 1944, defining it as "characterized by asocial or antisocial behavior, or a psychopathic nature. "Sociopathy" is used in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM). Especially notable and and influential has been Adam Smith. His first book was entitled The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Its first chapter was on ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • America's Failing Experiment

    How We the People Have Become the Problem

    by Kirby Goidel ...
    America’s Failing Experiment: How We the People Have Become the Problem, makes the controversial claim that the American political system suffers from too much democracy. An accomplished public policy expert coeditor of the Journal Survey Practice, Kirby Goidel argues that our elected officials are overly responsive to public opinion which is often poorly informed, incoherent, and uncertain. The ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Daring Democracy

    Igniting Power, Meaning, and Connection for the America We Want

    by Adam Eichen, Frances Moore Lappé ...
    An optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump’s victory, What do we do now? The answer: We need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy.Americans are distraught as tightly held economic and political power drowns out their voices and values. Legendary Diet for a Small Planet author Frances Moore Lappé and organizer-scholar Adam Eichen offer a fresh, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Reviving the Strike

    How Working People Can Regain Power and Transform America

    by Joe Burns ...
    If the American labor movement is to rise again, it will not be as a result of electing Democrats, the passage of legislation, or improved methods of union organizing. Rather, workers will need to rediscover the power of the strike. Not the ineffectual strike of today, where employees meekly sit on picket lines waiting for scabs to take their jobs, but the type of strike capable of grinding ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln

    by Tasha Philpot ...
    Series series The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
    Whether their slogan is “compassionate conservatism” or “hawkish liberalism,” political parties have always sought to expand their electoral coalitions by making minor adjustments to their public image. How do voters respond to these, often short-term, campaign appeals? Race, Republicans, and the Return of the Party of Lincoln is Tasha Philpot’s insightful study of how parties use racial images to ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Women and Elective Office

    Past, Present, and Future

    Edited by Sue Thomas, Clyde Wilcox ...
    This edition of Women and Elective Office offers the latest research on women as candidates and officeholders. It provides a comprehensive look at at the history and status of women in elective office, their prospects for the future, and why women in elected office matter to American democracy. It features all-new essays and up-to-the-minute research by leading experts in the field, including the ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Transforming America

    Barack Obama in the White House

    by John J. Coleman, James L. Guth, John F. Harris, James Hohmann, Bertram Johnson, Richard E. Matland, James M. McCormick, Nicol C. Rae, Andrea L. Walker, John K. White, John J. Pitney Jr., Steven E. Schier, Nancy Maveety, Raymond Tatalovich ...
    The presidency of Barack Obama seeks a major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy. It also places the Obama presidency in historical perspective, noting the unusual circumstances of ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Immigration Wars

    Forging an American Solution

    by Jeb Bush, Clint Bolick ...
    The immigration debate has challenged our nation since its founding. But today, it divides Americans more stridently than ever, due to a chronic failure of national leadership by both parties. Here at last is an attainable resolution guided by two core principles: first, immigration is vital to America’s future; second, any enduring resolution must adhere to the rule of law.Unfortunately, current ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Deeply Divided

    Racial Politics and Social Movements in Post-War America

    by Doug McAdam, Karina Kloos ...
    By many measures--commonsensical or statistical--the United States has not been more divided politically or economically in the last hundred years than it is now. How have we gone from the striking bipartisan cooperation and relative economic equality of the war years and post-war period to the extreme inequality and savage partisan divisions of today? In this sweeping look at American politics ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD