| Description |
xxi, 426 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Why are we polarized? Five factors that freeze us from doing the right thing. Genesis: The shot heard 'round the dial -- Democracy under the influence (DUI): Lobbyists in the kitchen -- The ultimate backstage pass: thought-provoking think tanks -- Predator or pray: wayward Christian soldiers -- It's my party: the hijacking of the two-party system -- pt. 2: Ten catastrophes we must avoid. China: a co-dependency that is decoupling -- The silver surge: the aging of America -- Labor pains: the devolution of the labor movement -- The "M" word: same-sex marriage -- Being smart about intelligence: terror firma -- Political hack: tobacco road to ruin -- Sick and tired: today's care, tomorrow's cure -- In stir with love: education versus incarceration -- Dread on arrival: homeland insecurity -- Crude awakening: a true energy policy -- Coda: Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
"We are in a partisan hammerlock that prevents us from taking action, and our leaders are oblivious--because they are not leading...[author] presents ten challenges that pose the greatest threat to our future...including our semiconscious dependency on China, our lack of a coordinated intelligence effort, our downward-spiraling health-care and education systems, our missing-in-action energy policy, and the continually expanding problem of illegal immigration"P. [2] of cover. |
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
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United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
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United States -- Foreign economic relations -- China.
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China -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781618580054: $27.95 |
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1618580051 |
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