San Antonio College Library

In Disunited States, John D. Donahue contends that despite its broad appeal, letting Washington fade and the states take the lead is a dubious strategy for reform. It reflects a misreading of America's history, a warped view of its bedrock values, and a false analogy to the virtues of competition and decentralization in the private sector. At worst, he argues, America's willing disintegration within an integrating world economy will be recorded among...

In 1993, William J. Clinton began his eight-year stint as forty-second president of the United States. A key figure in change in the Democratic Party, Clinton's political and personal actions ensured his lasting status as an important if controversial leader at a critical moment in recent American history. This book traces Clinton's life and career from childhood through his two terms in the White House.--From back cover.

Eighty-eight essays on topics ranging from abortion and affirmative action to school vouchers and the death penalty.

Presents a detailed scrutiny of the "quality" print press and leading corporate media in the last decade, detailing a disastrous sequence of misrepresentation, suppression, ignorance, and willful embrace of the government's agenda. These essays trace the impending disintegration of what is now "old media"--The traditional and now potentially tainted sources of our daily news-and looks toward the emergence of an entirely new landscape of mass communications:...

The former senior advisor to President Clinton during his first term presents an irreverent portrait of the major figures of the Clinton White House and its achievements and debacles.

Presents a humorous look at American politics including such topics as the two-party system, Wall Street, Bill Clinton and more.

Returning to the most fundamental goal of democracy - the realization of the potential of all citizens - and drawing on the best of the American progressive tradition, the authors challenge the widely held assumption that it's impossible to stimulate economic growth and at the same time guarantee opportunity and a minimum of resources for all citizens. Seizing the quintessentially American idea that everything is possible, Roberto Mangabeira Unger...