
The Radical Center
The Future of American Politics
Anchor Books (Publisher)
Published on 8. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-385-72029-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-385-72029-8 (9780385720298)
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11/2002
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Persons
Ted Halstead and Michael Lind
Content
Introduction: Digital Disjuncture
One: The First Three Americas
Two: New Economy, New Social Contract
Three: Digital Era Democracy
Four: Unity and Community in the Twenty-First Century
Five: The Politics of the Radical Center
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
One: The First Three Americas
Two: New Economy, New Social Contract
Three: Digital Era Democracy
Four: Unity and Community in the Twenty-First Century
Five: The Politics of the Radical Center
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index