
The Stakes
2020 and the Survival of American Democracy
Robert Kuttner(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 27. September 2019
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-324-00365-6 (ISBN)
Description
The 2020 presidential election will be pivotal for the credibility of government and for democracy itself, argues Robert Kuttner in this compelling call to arms. Either America continues the twin slides into corrupt autocracy and corporate plutocracy-the course set in the past half century by Republican and Democratic presidents alike-or Americans elect a progressive Democrat in the mould of FDR. At stake is nothing less than the continued success of the American experiment in liberal democracy. Kuttner convincingly shows that a progressive Democrat also has a better chance than a centrist of winning the presidency in the current political environment. The Stakes is the book to read ahead of the 2020 primaries.
Reviews / Votes
"A beautifully written book, hauntingly disturbing as it describes the Republican assault on our democracy and the real dangers of a second Trump administration, but hopeful as it proposes a way forward for an electoral victory and the enactment of a progressive agenda that would restore dignity and living standards to all Americans." -- Joseph StiglitzMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
515 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-324-00365-6 (9781324003656)
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09/2019
W. W. Norton & Company
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Person
Robert Kuttner, cofounder and coeditor of the American Prospect, is a former columnist for BusinessWeek, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe. He holds the Ida and Meyer Kirstein Chair at Brandeis University, and lives in Boston.