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Is The United States Worth Saving?: For A More Perfect Union!

by Charles Thompson

Democracy and representation under pressure

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Democracy and representation under pressure

Charles Thompson examines pressures on representative government in the United States, including gerrymandered districts, the influence of money on elected officials, and a political structure he argues has not kept pace with population shifts. The book also considers how multinational corporations and what it calls “State Capitalism” affect competitive enterprise. Alongside this diagnosis, Thompson offers proposals for restoring public control over government and protecting judicial independence. Its central question connects institutional design to the broader challenge of sustaining democracy amid changes in the economy and the distribution of the population.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in U.S. democracy and representative government.
  • Readers exploring electoral districts, political influence, and institutional reform.
  • Readers interested in proposals concerning public control of government and judicial independence.

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Representative governmentElectoral districts and political influenceEconomic changePublic control of governmentJudicial independence

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Book overview

The book's premise spells out the dangers which our republic has encountered and how the 21st century presents new hurdles to surmount and reclaim our democracy. The author focuses on conditions which have eroded representative government and offers proposals to cement public control over government. Among the problems there has been a slow, insidious alteration in methods for the selection of representatives which are encapsulated in the words "gerrymandered electoral districts" and "representatives for sale". The books stresses the diffi culty for people to realize how vastly different the 21st century is when compared the lives of our great grandfathers. The growth of multinational corporations and the rise of "State Capitalism" has altered free competitive enterprise which faces daunting challenges for survival. The growth of our nation and the free movement of people have resulted in nearly one in three Americans living in four states but our representative system is still tied to 1789. Significant suggestions are also proffered to protect the independence of our judiciary.

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