The cure for our broken political process : how we can get our politicians to resolve the issues tearing our country apart /
Sol Erdman & Lawrence Susskind
- 1st ed
- vi, 210 p Illustrationen
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index
Politics at its best -- How do outsiders solve problems that politicians won't? -- How to resolve any issue-as well as humanly possible -- Could politicians negotiate the best solutions? -- Why our lawmakers betray us -- Each lawmaker's predicament : whom do I represent? -- How did American politics get so dysfunctional? -- Each district as diverse as the whole United States -- Why do most voters feel so powerless? -- While most of us sleep, Congress does its worst -- Does the current system threaten our survival? -- Big changes can happen -- How to get politicians we can believe in -- Make each representative accountable-- for real -- How ideologically diverse do we want our politicians to be? -- Cementing the bond between citizens and lawmakers -- Answering skeptics -- How America could reach consensus -- Practical first steps -- A decade from now : our rejuvenated democracy.
159797269X alk. paper 9781597972697 alk. paper
2008020945
Political participation Politische Partizipation USA Politik--United States Politicians Politische Partizipation USA Politik--United States
United States--Politics and government--21st century