Voices of dissent : critical readings in American politics / [edited by] William F. Grover, Joseph G. Peschek.

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Longman, c2002.Edition: 4th edDescription: vi, 378 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

032107839X (pbk.)
9780321078391 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

320.973

LOC classification:

JK 21 V889 2002

Contents:

ch. 1. Democracy and political economy -- 1. This land is your land / Jim Hightower -- 2. The market as prison / Charles E. Lindblom -- 3. Why does the air stink : corporate power and public policy / Dan Clawson, Alan Neustadtl, Mark Weller -- 4. Global ecology and the common good / John Bellamy Foster -- ch. 2. Ideology and political culture -- 5. What is the American dream / Jennifer L. Hochschild -- 6. Liberal individualism and the crisis of citizenship / Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton -- 7. Power of majority opinion in America over thought / Alexis De Tocqueville -- 8. The common good / Noam Chomsky -- 9. It's the media, stupid / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols -- ch. 3. Constitutional and state structures -- 10. American exceptionalism : the politics of fragmentation / Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers -- 11. The dark side of the Constitution -- 12. How the Constitution is paralyzing American democracy / Daniel Lazare -- 13. Some truths are not self-evident / Howard Zinn -- ch. 4. Congress -- 14. Congress and big business / John C. Berg -- 15. RIP for democratic politics / Benjamin Ginsberg and Martin Shefter -- 16. Let the lobby boys in / David Maranaiss and Michael Weisskopf -- 17. Congress and movement-building : Bernie Sanders and the Congressional Progressive caucus / William F. Grover -- ch. 5. The Presidency -- 18. The limits of presidential power / Michael A. Genovese -- 19. The presidential spectacle / Bruce Miroff -- 20. Star wars II : here we go again / Michelle Ciarrocca and William D. Hartung -- 21. Perilous restoration : the election of 2000 and the presidency of George W. Bush / Joseph G. Peschek -- ch. 6. Law and the courts -- 22. corporations, the law, and democracy / Carl Swidorski -- 23. Is free speech the enemy of democracy / Cass R. Sunstein -- 24. Race, the courts, and justice / Patricia J. Williams -- 25. Women's rights and the cultural defense argument / Nina Schuyler -- ch. 7. Parties and elections -- 26. Why Americans still don't vote / Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward -- 27. Finding the lost voters / Micah L. Sifry -- 28. America's forgotten majority / Joel Rogers and Ruy Teixeira -- 29. The incredible shrinking sound bite / Kiku Adatto -- 30. Making every vote count : a case for proportional representation / Douglas J. Amy -- ch. 8. Political challenges at home and abroad -- 31. The shaky American dream : the perils of the growing American wealth gap / Holly Sklar, Betsy Leondar-Wright, Chuck Collins -- 32. Doing it for ourselves : can feminism survive class polarization / Barbara Ehrenreich -- 33. Beyond ramps : charity and economic rights in collision / Marta Russell -- 34. Workin' on the chain gang / Walter Mosley -- 35. Global agenda : the WTO, globalization, and the threat to democracy / William Greider -- ch. 9. Personal responsibility and democratic citizenship -- 36. Letter from Birmingham jail / Martin Luther King -- 37. The possibility of hope / Howard Zinn -- 38. Why unions matter / Elaine Bernard -- 39. After the deluge : electoral reform in the wake of the election of 200 / Lani Guinier -- 40. Closing the democracy gap / Ralph Nader.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	JK 21 V889 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000073680

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ch. 1. Democracy and political economy --
1. This land is your land / Jim Hightower --
2. The market as prison / Charles E. Lindblom --
3. Why does the air stink : corporate power and public policy / Dan Clawson, Alan Neustadtl, Mark Weller --
4. Global ecology and the common good / John Bellamy Foster --
ch. 2. Ideology and political culture --
5. What is the American dream / Jennifer L. Hochschild --
6. Liberal individualism and the crisis of citizenship / Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton --
7. Power of majority opinion in America over thought / Alexis De Tocqueville --
8. The common good / Noam Chomsky --
9. It's the media, stupid / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols --
ch. 3. Constitutional and state structures --
10. American exceptionalism : the politics of fragmentation / Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers --
11. The dark side of the Constitution --
12. How the Constitution is paralyzing American democracy / Daniel Lazare --
13. Some truths are not self-evident / Howard Zinn --
ch. 4. Congress --
14. Congress and big business / John C. Berg --
15. RIP for democratic politics / Benjamin Ginsberg and Martin Shefter --
16. Let the lobby boys in / David Maranaiss and Michael Weisskopf --
17. Congress and movement-building : Bernie Sanders and the Congressional Progressive caucus / William F. Grover --
ch. 5. The Presidency --
18. The limits of presidential power / Michael A. Genovese --
19. The presidential spectacle / Bruce Miroff --
20. Star wars II : here we go again / Michelle Ciarrocca and William D. Hartung --
21. Perilous restoration : the election of 2000 and the presidency of George W. Bush / Joseph G. Peschek --
ch. 6. Law and the courts --
22. corporations, the law, and democracy / Carl Swidorski --
23. Is free speech the enemy of democracy / Cass R. Sunstein --
24. Race, the courts, and justice / Patricia J. Williams --
25. Women's rights and the cultural defense argument / Nina Schuyler --
ch. 7. Parties and elections --
26. Why Americans still don't vote / Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward --
27. Finding the lost voters / Micah L. Sifry --
28. America's forgotten majority / Joel Rogers and Ruy Teixeira --
29. The incredible shrinking sound bite / Kiku Adatto --
30. Making every vote count : a case for proportional representation / Douglas J. Amy --
ch. 8. Political challenges at home and abroad --
31. The shaky American dream : the perils of the growing American wealth gap / Holly Sklar, Betsy Leondar-Wright, Chuck Collins --
32. Doing it for ourselves : can feminism survive class polarization / Barbara Ehrenreich --
33. Beyond ramps : charity and economic rights in collision / Marta Russell --
34. Workin' on the chain gang / Walter Mosley --
35. Global agenda : the WTO, globalization, and the threat to democracy / William Greider --
ch. 9. Personal responsibility and democratic citizenship --
36. Letter from Birmingham jail / Martin Luther King --
37. The possibility of hope / Howard Zinn --
38. Why unions matter / Elaine Bernard --
39. After the deluge : electoral reform in the wake of the election of 200 / Lani Guinier --
40. Closing the democracy gap / Ralph Nader.

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