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Author Kuttner, Robert, author.

Title The stakes : 2020 and the survival of American democracy / Robert Kuttner.

Publication Info. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2019]

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  324.973 KUTTNER    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  973.933 KUT    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  324.973 KUTTNER    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  973.933 KUTTNER    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xviii, 282 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.
Contents Progressive economics as democratic renewal -- Democracy : a damage assessment -- Averting tyranny -- Suppression meets mobilization -- The two faces of corruption -- Overcoming the racial fault line -- The view from 2021.
Summary "To save both democracy and a decent economy, here's why it's crucial that Americans elect a truly progressive president. The 2020 presidential election will determine the very survival of American democracy. To restore popular faith in government-and win the election-Democrats need to nominate and elect an economic progressive. The Stakes explains how the failure of the economy to serve ordinary Americans opened the door to a demagogic president, and how democracy can still be taken back from Donald Trump. Either the United States continues the long slide into the arms of the bankers and corporate interests and the disaffection of working Americans-the course set in the past half century by Republican and Democratic presidents alike-or we elect a progressive Democrat in the mold of FDR. At stake is nothing less than the continued success of the American experiment in liberal democracy. That success is dependent on a fairer distribution of income, wealth, and life changes -and a reduction in the political influence of financial elites over both parties. The decay of democracy and economic fairness began long before Trump. The American republic is in need of a massive overhaul. It will take not just a resounding Democratic victory in 2020 but a progressive victory to pull back from the brink of autocracy. The Stakes demonstrates how a progressive Democrat has a better chance than a centrist of winning the presidency, and how only this outcome can begin the renewal of the economy and our democracy. A passionate book from one of America's best political analysts, The Stakes is the book to read ahead of the 2020 primaries and general election"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2020.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Progressivism (United States politics)
Income distribution -- Political aspects -- United States.
Business and politics -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
Business and politics. (OCoLC)fst00842401
Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
Income distribution -- Political aspects. (OCoLC)fst00968683
Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
Progressivism (United States politics) (OCoLC)fst01078751
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term Since 2000
ISBN 9781324003656 (hardcover)
1324003650 (hardcover)
9781324003663 (epub)
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