Synopses & Reviews
In The Next Agenda, editors Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey of the Campaign for America's Future have gathered essays written by some of America's most progressive thinkers and activists that lay out ideas and reforms to address the serious issues facing us today. They argue that the economic prosperity of the last decade can only be sustained if it is more widely shared. And they call for a new progressive movement to forge new rules for the global economy just as the Progressives of the last century tamed the excesses of America's national economy.Each of the fourteen essays in The Next Agenda detail the context that makes fundamental reform both necessary and possible and outlines the policy proposals that are vital to begin meeting the challenge. David Moberg, reporter for In These Times, writes about reforming labor law to empower workers whose voices have been drowned out by globalization. Richard Rothstein, education columnist for the New York Times, writes of the growing shortage of classrooms and teachers and suggests reform initiatives for public education. Ted Marmor of the Yale School of Management, and Jon Oberlander, of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, provide a plan to make affordable, comprehensive health care available to everyone. Carl Pope of The Sierra Club and a leader of the environmental movement joins with labor leader Robert Wages, of PACE International, to lay out elements of a Green Growth agenda, detailing how labor and environmentalists can combine in promoting sensible investments for sustainable growth. These forward-thinking essays serve as a springboard for national debate and provide an ambitious agenda for the next administration.
Synopsis
In The Next Agenda, editors Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey of the Campaign for America's Future have gathered progressive essays from such distinguished contributors as David Moberg, Richard Rothstein, Ted Marmor and Carl Pope. Each of the fourteen essays tackles a specific policy issue, detailing the context that makes fundamental reform both necessary and possible and outlining the proposals that are vital to begin meeting the challenge.
Synopsis
These forward-thinking essays serve as a springboard for national debate and provide an ambitious agenda for the next American administration.
About the Author
Robert L. Borosage is the co-director of the Campaign for Americas Future. He lives in Washington, D.C. Robert Borosage and Roger Hickey are co-founders of the Campaign for America's Future. Robert Borosage writes frequently in the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, and is a contributing editor of The Nation magazine. He teaches at American University's Washington School of Law and has served as a consultant to progressive political candidates. Roger Hickey was a founder and Vice President of the Economic Policy Institute. He also helped establish the Public Media Center in San Francisco.
Table of Contents
What kind of America do we want? / Jeff Faux -- Global fairness: the historic debate / Robert L. Borosage and William Greider -- Working families: the centerpiece for reform / Theda Skocpol -- The path to universal health care / Jonathan Oberlander and Theodore R. Marmor -- Economic security for women and children: what will it take? / Heidi Hartmann -- To improve student learning: ask the right questions / Richard Rothstein -- Metropolitan power: the next urban agenda / Bruce Katz and Joel Rogers -- Leave no one behind: a policy framework on poverty, race, and justice / Lynn A. Curtis and William E. Spriggs -- Green growth: agenda for a just transition to a sustainable economy / Carl Pope and Robert Wages -- Sky trust: how to fight global warming and pay dividends to all Americans / Peter Barnes and Rafe Pomerance -- Empowering workers / David Moberg -- Democracy that works: clean money campaign reform / Ellen s. Miller and Micah L. Sifry -- A movement for economic security in an age of change / Roger Hickey.