This book examines Moscow's politics and urban history between the failed 1905 revolution and the outbreak of the First World War.
and Conservative lines, bested McMahon, 51% to 48%. 131,000 votes were cast, yielding a voter turnout rate in the congressional district of 31%, about 10% below the national average and 4% below New York State's overall voter turnout.1 ...
The award-winning journalist reveals the untold story of why America is so culturally and politically divided in this groundbreaking book.
Americans view socialism positively (that number is actually down slightly from 2012)32—meaning that a hard lurch to the left is still incompatible with the broader American electorate. Democratic politicians will likely face ...
In asking "what 's the matter with Kansas?"—how a place famous for its radicalism became one of the most conservative states in the union—Frank, a native Kansan and onetime Republican, seeks to answer some broader American riddles: Why ...
Krebs weaves these stories together to create a provocative and rollicking taxonomy of strategies for living in a diverse society, with lessons for every participant in our great democratic experiment.
This book presents the work of essayists who look beyond the passions of the moment - the war in Iraq, the rallying of the Right around social issues, the Democrats' failure in 2004 - to the need for unity.
A leading economist surveys eighty years of American history to illuminate how efforts to balance economic inequality have been set back since the 1970s, in a critical analysis that cites the challenges being faced by today's middle class ...
Contrary to liberal assumption, we do not want to dismantle the tort system to protect big corporations and leave the individual without protections. The case of Pearson v. Chung (below) illustrates how the current tort system is not ...
Is America Necessary?: Conservative, Liberal, & Socialist Perspectives of United States Political Institutions
To the left or to the right.” –Michael Novak Engagingly, writing as if to old friends and foes, Michael Novak shows how Providence (not deliberate choice) placed him in the middle of many crucial events of his time: a month in wartime ...