Empowering Progressive Third Parties in the United States

Defeating Duopoly, Advancing Democracy
Herausgeber: Martin, Jonathan H

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Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking collection of writings explores how progressive third parties in the U.S. can become more electorally successful and politically influential. It is the only recently published book that focuses exclusively on how such parties may advance. Their rise may be essential to countering the powerful, growing sway of wealth within the two major American parties, and to creating a more just, democratic United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781138022010
• ISBN-10: 1138022012
• Artikelnr.: 42744533

Autorenporträt

Jonathan H. Martin is Professor of Sociology at Framingham State University and a longtime progressive third party activist.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: The Future Rise of Progressive Third Parties 1. How a
Socialist Won: Lessons from the Historic Victory of Seattle City
Councilmember Kshama Sawant 2. A Green Becomes Mayor: The Election of Gayle
McLaughlin in Richmond, California 3. The Rise of the Portland Greens
Patrick Quinlan 4. Lessons of the Vermont Progressive Party 5. Community
Connections: How Progressive Third Parties Can Win More State Legislative
Elections 6. Beyond the "Spoiler" Myth: Exploring the Real Lessons of the
Nader Campaigns for Progressive Politics 7. The U.S. Greens in Presidential
Elections: Losing Their Mojo and Getting It Back 8. Labor Party Time? Not
Yet 9. Don't Wait for Labor: The Necessity of Building a Left Third Party
at the Grassroots 10. A New Progressive Party: How the Working Families
Party Can Change Electoral Politics 11. Breaking Through By Breaking Free:
Why the Left Needs to Declare Its Political Independence 12. Epilogue:
Questions and Answers about Progressive Third Party Empowerment