Are Elections for Sale? (Paperback)

A New Democracy Forum on Campaign Finance Reform
Foreword by Gore Vidal
"This book is the blueprint to return democracy to politics."*
Three activists argue that only full public funding of campaigns can insure democratic elections. Respondents include Senator Russell Finegold, Bruce Ackerman, officials from the AFL-CIO and ACORN, and others.
"American Politics has become an arms race, with money doing the work of missiles. One side escalates and the other follows suit. As the spiral grows it is undermining the soul of democracy. But here's the good news: The majority of Americans want a new system of campaign finance. Every time voters have had a chance to choose a different way, they have spoken loud and clear. "--*Bill Moyers
"Now let us use our heads and deal appropriately, as they say in Washington, with a corporate ruling class that has hijacked the nation, and in so doing eliminate at least one glaring contradiction: that ours is a government of, by, and for the many when it is so notoriously the exclusive preserve of the few." --Gore Vidal, from the Foreword
NEW DEMOCRACY FORUM
A series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. The series editors (for Boston Review), Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, aim to foster politically engaged, intellectually honest, and morally serious debate about fundamental issues--both on and off the agenda of conventional politics.

General

Imprint:	Beacon Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Democracy Forum, 11
Release date:	May 2001
First published:	May 2001
Authors:	David Donnelly
Editors:	Joshua Cohen
Dimensions:	201 x 135 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-0-8070-4323-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8070-4323-0
Barcode:	9780807043233

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