The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections - Couverture rigide

Fredrickson, Caroline

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1620973898 ISBN 13 : 9781620973899

Editeur : The New Press, 2019

Synopsis

Despite representing the beliefs of a minority of the American public, conservatives are in power not just in Washington, DC, but also in state capitals and courtrooms across the country. They got there because, while progressives fought to death over the nuances of policy and to bring attention to specific issues, conservatives focused on simply gaining power by gaming the democratic system. They understood that policy follows politics, not the other way around. Now, in a sensational new book, Caroline Fredrickson - who has had a front row seat on the political drama in DC for decades while working to shape progressive policies - argues that it's time for progressives to focus on winning. She shows what can be learnt from the right: the determination to focus on judicial elections, state power, and voter laws without stooping to their dishonest, rule-breaking tactics. The left must be ruthless in thinking through how they can work effectively within the rules of the game to regain power, to expand the franchise, end voter suppression, win judicial elections, and fight for transparency and fairness in the US political system. As president of the American Constitution Society and having worked in and out of Congress, Fredrickson offers a roadmap for taking back the keys to the American kingdom.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Caroline Fredrickson is the president of the American Constitution Society (ACS), a senior fellow at Demos, and the author of Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over and the forthcoming The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts, and Fair Elections (both from The New Press). She has been widely published on a range of legal and constitutional issues and is a frequent guest on television and radio shows. Before joining ACS, Caroline served as the director of the ACLU's Washington legislative office and as general counsel and legal director of NARAL Pro-Choice America. In addition, Caroline was chief of staff to Senator Maria Cantwell and deputy chief of staff to the then Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle. During the Clinton administration, she served as special assistant to the president for legislative affairs. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The New Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620973898
• ISBN 13: 9781620973899
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible