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From: Steven Hill, New America Foundation
Dear friends and colleagues,
I thought you might be interested to know that my next book, "10 Steps to
Repair American Democracy," will be in the bookstores in May
(PoliPointPress, $11.00). The book is a brief, practical "one-stop shoppers'
guide" to what's broken about democracy in the USA, and what Americans can
do to repair it.
The Introduction presents an overview showing that American democracy has
been working about as well as the levees around New Orleans. This is
followed by 10 chapters (each chapter being a "step"/solution) covering the
voting equipment/election administration issue, Electoral College, instant
runoff voting, campaign finance reform, media reform, universal voter
registration, term limits for Supreme Court justices, overhaul of the U.S.
Senate, proportional representation and the end of winner-take-all
elections, and more. Instead of reading four or five or six different books
-- one on the Electoral College, another on voting equipment, yet another on
campaign finance reform, media reform or instant runoff voting -- who has
time for so much reading! -- "10 Steps" gives you a brief overview of all of
these, plus practical, solution-oriented steps so that even a person with
minimal time can participate in transforming our democracy.
The book also includes a powerful foreword by New Yorker columnist Hendrik
Hertzberg. In short, "10 Steps" presents an overall vision for how American
democracy could be -- no, how it WILL be -- and a blueprint for how to get
there. All for 11 bucks. What a bargain, eh?
So be looking for it in your local bookstores and on the usual web sites.
And please spread the word (i.e. forward this e-mail to your own lists).
Thanks.
Steven Hill
P.S. Below is the Table of Contents, giving you more of a flavor for the
book.
Table of Contents
Introduction: America's Faltering Republic
1. Secure the Vote
2. Expand Voter Participation
3. Increase Voter Choice with Instant Runoff Voting
4. Scrap Winner-Take-All Elections
5. Direct Election of the President
6. Overhaul the U.S. Senate
7. Reclaim the Airwaves
8. Minimize Money's Role
9. Reform the Supreme Court
10. Restore Faith in Government: "Government Is Good for You"
Conclusion: Renewing the American Republic
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