TY  - BOOK
AU  - Erdman,Sol
AU  - Susskind,Lawrence
TI  - The cure for our broken political process : : how we can get our politicians to resolve the issues tearing our country apart / 
SN  - 159797269X
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Washington, D.C : 
PB  - Potomac Books, 
KW  - Political participation
KW  - United States
KW  - Politische Partizipation
KW  - USA
KW  - Politik
KW  - Politicians
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 21st century
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0818/2008020945.html
ER  -