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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Steven HillPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781612051918ISBN 10: 161205191 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 30 January 2012 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews“We are fortunate to have Steven Hill’s latest book, Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy, to help us find our political compass. He identifies ten critical problems with our democracy and offers concrete solutions to each one. Ten Steps is a blueprint for a reinvigoration of our republic.” —from the foreword by Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor, The New Yorker “We know that American democracy is being run over a cliff—choiceless elections, screwy voting machines, brain-dead political debate, unresponsive government, etc. What’s a citizen to do? Here, finally, is the plan.” —Jim Hightower, columnist and author of Let’s Stop Beating Around the Bush “Steven Hill’s new book is as practical as it is insightful, offering innovative ways to fix our broken political system. It’s an inspiring blueprint for reclaiming America. Read it, roll up your sleeves, and get to work.” —Arianna Huffington, columnist and bestselling author of Pigs at the Trough “In his timely new book, Steven Hill persuasively argues that much of what ails American politics is rooted in our antiquated methods and practices, from voting equipment to the way we elect the president … Anyone concerned about the state of our democratic system should read this book.” —Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission “With this essential book, Steven Hill proposes a treatment plan for our ailing democracy that is as wide-ranging as it is necessary. This is the practical program for reform that we have been lacking. Read it. Embrace it. Make it the platform of your organizations and your parties.” —John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation “10 Steps to Repair American Democracy is a terrific book, a much-needed owner’s manual for the citizen-owners of government in the United States.” —Michael Lind, author of The Next American Nation “Drawing on 20 years of advocacy and scholarship, Steven Hill outlines an information age overhaul for America’s agrarian-age electoral machinery. His ten innovative reforms, ranging from the nuts and bolts of how we count ballots to a whole new electoral system, add up to a compelling blueprint for a more perfect union in the 21st century.” —Ted Halstead, president and CEO of the New America Foundation “Ten Steps is a blueprint for a reinvigoration of our republic. Hill shows that there actually is a way we can keep faith with our Founding Fathers. The question isn’t: What, way back when, did Jefferson (and Madison and Hamilton) do? The question is: What would they do now? The answers begin here.” — from the foreword by Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor, The New Yorker <p>“We know that American democracy is being run over a cliff—choice-less elections, screwy voting machines, brain-dead political debate, unresponsive government, etc. What's a citizen to do? Here, finally, is the plan.” <br> --- Jim Hightower, columnist and author of Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush. <br> “It's an inspiring blueprint for reclaiming America. Read it, roll up your sleeves, and get to work.”<br> --- Arianna Huffington, columnist and bestselling author of Pigs at the Trough <br>  <br> “Steven Hill persuasively argues that much of what ails American politics is rooted in our antiquated methods and practices, from voting equipment to the way we elect the president … Anyone concerned about the state of our democratic system should read this book.”<br> --- Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission <br> “With this essential book, Steven Hill proposes a treatment plan for our ailing democra “We know that American democracy is being run over a cliff—choice-less elections, screwy voting machines, brain-dead political debate, unresponsive government, etc. What's a citizen to do? Here, finally, is the plan.” --- Jim Hightower, columnist and author of Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush. “It's an inspiring blueprint for reclaiming America. Read it, roll up your sleeves, and get to work.” --- Arianna Huffington, columnist and bestselling author of Pigs at the Trough   “Steven Hill persuasively argues that much of what ails American politics is rooted in our antiquated methods and practices, from voting equipment to the way we elect the president … Anyone concerned about the state of our democratic system should read this book.” --- Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission “With this essential book, Steven Hill proposes a treatment plan for our ailing democra Praise for the New Edition: I have used Hill's book from the day it was published. Given the time constraints in an introductory U.S. government course, I cannot imagine doing justice to the topic of repairing our ailing democracy without Hill's masterful, clearly explained summary of the American political system and what we as a polity need to do to bring it back to health. The revised introduction in the new edition is alone worth the price of the book. Hill tackles in a systematic way the entire range of ills afflicting our political process and how to fix them. -Elena V. Dorabji, San Jose State University Praise for the Original Edition: We are fortunate to have 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy, to help us find our political compass. He identifies ten critical problems with our democracy and offers concrete solutions to each one. 10 Steps is a blueprint for a reinvigoration of our republic. -Hendrik Hertzberg, Senior Editor, The New Yorker, from the Foreword We know that American democracy is being run over a cliff-choiceless elections, screwy voting machines, brain-dead political debate, unresponsive government, etc. What's a citizen to do? Here, finally, is the plan. -Jim Hightower, columnist and author of Swim against the Current Steven Hill's new book is as practical as it is insightful, offering innovative ways to fix our broken political system. It's an inspiring blueprint for reclaiming America. Read it, roll up your sleeves, and get to work. -Arianna Huffington, columnist and bestselling author of Third World America 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy is a terrific book, a much-needed owner's manual for the citizen-owners of government in the United States. -Michael Lind, author of The Next American Nation Steven Hill on Pacifica's KPFK in Los Angeles Author InformationSteven Hill is the Director of the Political Reform Program of the New America Foundation and co-founder of the Center for Voting and Democracy. His articles and commentaries have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Washington Post, The Nation and Salon.com. 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