Where do we go from here? : American democracy and the renewal of the radical imagination
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Where do we go from here? : American democracy and the renewal of the radical imagination
（Logos : perspectives on modern society and culture）
Lexington Books, c2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Where do we go from here? / Mark Major
- 1. Democracy, foreign policy, and war / Stephen Eric Bronner
- 2. Immigration policy : a view from the left / Ron Hayduk
- 3. From private profits to public goods? : a human rights assessment of health care reform / Anja Rudiger
- 4. Higher education : reclaiming the university as a democratic public sphere / Henry A. Giroux
- 5. The death and life of Great American newspapers / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney
- 6. Charlie Brown, Machiavelli, and Labor's passive revolution / Robert Fitch
- 7. Radical feminism in the age of choice / R. Claire Snyder-Hall
- 8. Religion, spirituality, and the progressive imagination / Sheila D. Collins
- 9. Race and democracy : the American oxymoron / Stephen Steinberg
- 10. Sketching a more progressive public philosophy : the theory of Republican modernity / Michael J. Thompson
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Description
Progressive politics has long been in crisis in the United States. As the radical Left realizes the dire consequences of defining themselves solely by what they are against, this collection challenges leading engaged academics and activists to show how radical politics can lead to a more fruitful democracy. Dealing with pressing issues of the day such as health care, race, immigration, religion, foreign policy, unions, feminism, liberalism, education, and the media, this edited volume looks at the prospects for a progressive turn in U.S. politics. In doing so, it hopes to inspire the radical imagination by showing where we can go from here. As technology continues to enable greater access to ideas around the world, the power of intellectuals is greater than ever. And given that the world is full of crushing poverty, sexism, uneven development, environmental degeneration, religious fanaticism, racism, and imperialism, the need for intellectuals to inspire the radical imagination by championing principles of economic and social justice, democracy, and universality is also greater than ever. However, political visions are required to guide that struggle. This is the aim of this book.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Part I: The Global Imagination Chapter 2 1 Democracy, Foreign Policy, and War Chapter 3 2 Immigration Policy: A View from the Left Part 4 Part II: The Domestic Policy Imagination Chapter 5 3 From Private Profits to Public Goods? A Human Rights Assessment of Health Care Reform Chapter 6 4 Higher Education: Reclaiming the University as a Democratic Public Sphere Chapter 7 5 The Death and Life of Great American Newspapers Chapter 8 6 Charlie Brown, Machiavelli, and Labor's Passive Revolution Part 9 Part III: Beyond Policy Chapter 10 7 Radical Feminism in the Age of Choice Chapter 11 8 Religion, Spirituality, and the Progressive Imagination Chapter 12 9 Race and Democracy: The American Oxymoron Chapter 13 10 Sketching a More Progressive Public Philosophy: The Theory of Republican Modernity
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