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The cure for our broken political process how we can get our politicians to resolve the issues tearing our country apart

Title
The cure for our broken political process [electronic resource] : how we can get our politicians to resolve the issues tearing our country apart / Sol Erdman & Lawrence Susskind.
Author
Erdman, Sol.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008.

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Additional Authors
Susskind, Lawrence.
Description
1 online resource (vi, 210 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Cure for our broken political process (Online)
Alternative Title
Cure for our broken political process (Online)
Subject
  • Political participation > United States
  • Politicians > United States
  • United States > Politics and government > 21st century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Politics at its best -- How do outsiders solve problems that politicians won't? -- How to resolve any issue-as well as humanly possible -- Could politicians negotiate the best solutions? -- Why our lawmakers betray us -- Each lawmaker's predicament : whom do I represent? -- How did American politics get so dysfunctional? -- Each district as diverse as the whole United States -- Why do most voters feel so powerless? -- While most of us sleep, Congress does its worst -- Does the current system threaten our survival? -- Big changes can happen -- How to get politicians we can believe in -- Make each representative accountable-- for real -- How ideologically diverse do we want our politicians to be? -- Cementing the bond between citizens and lawmakers -- Answering skeptics -- How America could reach consensus -- Practical first steps -- A decade from now : our rejuvenated democracy.
LCCN
2008020945
OCLC
ssj0000568912
Author
Erdman, Sol.
Title
The cure for our broken political process [electronic resource] : how we can get our politicians to resolve the issues tearing our country apart / Sol Erdman & Lawrence Susskind.
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Susskind, Lawrence.
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