ISBN:
9780739131688
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (488 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Mandate for change : policies and leadership for 2009 and beyond
DDC:
303.48/40973
Keywords:
United States - Economic policy - 2001-
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
The incoming national administration has the opportunity to make a sharp break, in both domestic and international issues, with the failed, destructive policies of the past eight years.Mandate for Change provides in detail what should be done in each and every important area, in 47 short chapters written by the country's leading thinkers/activists
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Editor's Introduction; 1 Progressives and the Incoming Administration; Domestic Issues; 2 The United States Can Cut Poverty in Half; 3 High-Quality, Affordable Health Care for All; 4 The Education (Policy) We Need for the Citizens We Have; 5 The Affordable Housing Crisis: It Is a Solvable Problem; 6 Homelessness: Action to End and Prevent the Crisis; 7 A New Policy for Justice and Public Safety; 8 A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform; 9 Drug Policy Reform and Neutralizing the Third Rail of Politics
Description / Table of Contents:
10 Policies toward the Elderly: Strengthening Social Security and Medicare11 An Economic Justice Agenda; 12 Toward a Fair and Adequate Tax System; 13 Ending Extreme Inequality: The Need to Concentrate on Concentrated Wealth; 14 Re-establishing a Workers' Rights Agenda; 15 Will the Incoming Administration Cut the Racial Trip Wire?; 16 Turning King's Dream into Reality; 17 Climate and Energy Solutions for a Secure, Equitable and Sustainable Future; 18 Green Jobs in a Sustainable Economy; 19 Advancing Women's Equality; 20 Strengthening Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity
Description / Table of Contents:
21 The "Homosexual Agenda," Revisited22 Promoting Full Participation of People with Disabilities; 23 A Budget Is a Statement of Values; 24 A Food System We Can Believe In; 25 Transforming U.S. Transportation; 26 Rebuilding and Renewing America: A National Infrastructure Plan for the Twenty-first Century; 27 Katrina: A Chance to Do It Right; 28 From Newcomers to Americans: An Integration Policy for a Nation of Immigrants; 29 Open the Government, A New Information Policy; 30 Media and Communications Policy: Ensuring the Freedom of Expression Essential to a Democracy
Description / Table of Contents:
31 Restoring Democratic Control over Corporations32 Making Our Democracy All It Can Be: An Agenda for Voting Rights and Election Reform; 33 Restoring Balance to the Federal Courts; 34 Unleash Democracy: Policies for a New Federalism; International Issues; 35 Ending the Iraq War and Occupation; 36 U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan: Rethinking the "Good War"; 37 A New U.S. Policy on Terrorism; 38 Eliminating Nuclear Weapons; 39 U.S. Policy on the Global Economy: A New Development Agenda; 40 Elements of a Just International Climate Policy
Description / Table of Contents:
41 Immigration and Migration Policies for a Sustainable Future42 U.S. Policy toward Africa: Advancing a Twenty-first Century Vision; 43 U.S. Policy toward the Middle East: Elevating Peace by Resolving Crises; 44 U.S. Policy toward Asia: For a Policy of Equitable Engagement; 45 U.S. Policy toward Latin America: Supporting Democratic Diversity; 46 Restoring Government Leadership on Human Rights at Home; 47 The Role of Organizing and Movement-Building: The Sine Qua Non; Index; Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Progressives and the incoming administration
,
TheUnited States can cut poverty in half
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High-quality, affordable health care for all
,
Theeducation (policy) we need for the citizens we have
,
Theaffordable housing crisis : it is a solvable problem
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Homelessness : action to end and prevent the crisis
,
Anew policy for justice and public safety
,
Aroad map for juvenile justice reform
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Drug policy reform and neutralizing the third rail of politics
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Policies toward the elderly : strengthening social security and Medicare
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Aneconomic justice agenda
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Toward a fair and adequate tax system
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Ending extreme inequality : the need to concentrate on concentrated wealth
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Re-establishing a workers' rights agenda
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Will the incoming administration cut the racial trip wire?
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Turning King's Dream into reality
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Climate and energy solutions for a secure, equitable and sustainable future
,
Green jobs in a sustainable economy
,
Advancing women's equality
,
Strengthening families and creating pathways to opportunity
,
The"homosexual agenda," revisited
,
Promoting full participation of people with disabilities
,
Abudget is a statement of values
,
Afood system we can believe in
,
Transforming U.S. transportation
,
Rebuilding and renewing America : a national infrastructure plan for the twenty-first century
,
Katrina : a chance to do it right
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From newcomers to Americans : an integration policy for a nation of immigrants
,
Open the government, a new information policy
,
Media and communications policy : ensuring the freedom of expression essential to democracy
,
Restoring democratic control over corporations
,
Making our democracy all it can be : an agenda for voting rights and election reform
,
Restoring balance to the federal courts
,
Unleash democracy : policies for a new federalism
,
Ending the Iraq War and occupation
,
U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan : rethinking the "good war"
,
Anew U.S. policy on terrorism
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Eliminating nuclear weapons
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U.S. policy on the global economy : a new development agenda
,
Elements of a just international climate policy
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Immigration and migration policies for a sustainable future
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U.S. policy toward Africa : advancing a twenty-first century vision
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U.S. policy toward the Middle East : elevating peace by resolving crises
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U.S. policy toward Asia : for a policy of equitable engagement
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U.S. policy toward Latin America : supporting democratic diversity
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Restoring government leadership on human rights at home
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Therole of organizing and movement-building : the sine qua non
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