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Cargando... Our Damaged Democracy: We the People Must Actpor Jr. JOSEPH A.: CALIFANO
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Given the wealth the information contained in Califano's book and the many diverse paths it travels down, "Our Damaged Democracy" is a surprisingly readable and engaging work -- even for readers who don't consider themselves armchair historians. The longtime Washington insider dissects many landmark events that have caused dysfunction and empowered deception in the nation's capital. He justifiably spends a considerable amount of time examining how money is the "root of political evil," including "dark money." But Califano also looks at the impacts of forces such as gerrymandering, presidential prerogatives and inequality. Another theme examines the demise of local news. Califano quotes Bob Scheiffer: "Without local newspapers to keep their eyes on the hands of political cookie jars, we're going to have corruption at a level we've never seen before." True, the book does tend to get a bit preachy in spots, as is often the case with books that focus on governmental reform and politics. Case in point: page 204 begins with the declaration: "We must vote." But "Our Damaged Democracy" is an eye-opening and important book that should be mandatory reading for every individual who is sworn into elective office. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
This authoritative and passionate primer on the three branches of government reveals the changes--political, cultural, constitutional, technological, institutional--that render our government completely dysfunctional, and the urgent need to fix our democracy before it's too late. If you've been watching the news and worrying that our democracy no longer works, this book will help you understand why you're right. There is colossal concentration of power in the Presidency. Congress is crippled by partisanship and dependence on special interest money. The Supreme Court and many lower federal courts are riven by politics. Add politically fractured and fragile media, feckless campaign finance laws, rampant income and education inequality, and multicultural divisions, and it's no wonder our leaders can't agree on anything or muster a solid majority of Americans behind them. With decades as a leader in government, law, and business, Joseph A. Califano, Jr. has the maturity to be party-neutral in his evaluation and the perspective to see the big picture of our democracy. Using anecdotes and examples featuring every modern president and actions of both parties, Califano makes the urgent case that we do not need to agree, but we do need to trust each other and be worthy of that trust, in order to bring back systems of government that protect freedom and promote fairness. The longer we wait to fix these problems, the more dangerous our situation will become. Our Damaged Democracy is the rallying cry we need to get our country back on track. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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