Mandate for Change

1 Editor's Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter 1: Progressives and the Incoming Administration
Chapter 3 Domestic Issues
Chapter 4
Chapter 2: The United States Can Cut Poverty in Half
Chapter 5
Chapter 3: High-Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
Chapter 6
Chapter 4:The Education (Policy) We Need for the Citizens We Have
Chapter 7
Chapter 5: The Affordable Housing Crisis: It Is a Solvable Problem
Chapter 8
Chapter 6: Homelessness: Action to End and Prevent the Crisis
Chapter 9
Chapter 7: A New Policy for Justice and Public Safety
Chapter 10
Chapter 8: A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform
Chapter 11
Chapter 9: Drug Policy Reform and Neutralizing the Third Rail of Politics
Chapter 12
Chapter 10: Policies Toward the Elderly: Strengthening Social Security and Medicare
Chapter 13
Chapter 11: An Economic Justice Agenda
Chapter 14
Chapter 12:Toward a Fair and Adequate Tax System
Chapter 15
Chapter 13: Ending Extreme Inequality: The Need to Concentrate on Concentrated Wealth
Chapter 16
Chapter 14: Re-Establishing a Workers' Rights Agenda
Chapter 17
Chapter 15: Will the Incoming Administration Cut the Racial Trip Wire?
Chapter 18
Chapter 16: Turning King's Dream into Reality
Chapter 19
Chapter 17: Climate and Energy Solutions for a Secure, Equitable and Sustainable Future
Chapter 20
Chapter 18: Green Jobs in a Sustainable Economy
Chapter 21
Chapter 19: Advancing Women's Equality
Chapter 22
Chapter 20: Strengthening Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity
Chapter 23
Chapter 21: The Homosexual Agenda, Revisited
Chapter 24
Chapter 22: Promoting Full Participation of People with Disabilities
Chapter 25
Chapter 23: A Budget Is a Statement of Values
Chapter 26
Chapter 24: A Food System We Can Believe In
Chapter 27
Chapter 25: Transforming U.S. Transportation
Chapter 28
Chapter 26: Rebuilding and Renewing America: A National Infrastructure Plan for the 21st Century
Chapter 29
Chapter 27: Katrina: A Chance to Do It Right
Chapter 30
Chapter 28: From Newcomers to Americans: An Integration Policy for a Nation of Immigrants
Chapter 31
Chapter 29: Open the Government, A New Information Policy
Chapter 32
Chapter 30: Media and Communications Policy: Ensuring the Freedom of Expression Essential to a Democracy
Chapter 33
Chapter 31: Restoring Democratic Control Over Corporations
Chapter 34
Chapter 32: Making Our Democracy All It Can Be: An Agenda for Voting Rights and Election Reform
Chapter 35
Chapter 33: Restoring Balance to the Federal Courts
Chapter 36
Chapter 34: Unleash Democracy: Policies for a New Federalism
Chapter 37 International Issues
Chapter 38
Chapter 35: Ending the Iraq War and Occupation
Chapter 39
Chapter 36: U.S. Policy Toward Afghanistan: Rethinking the Good War
Chapter 40
Chapter 37: A New U.S. Policy on Terrorism
Chapter 41
Chapter 38: Eliminating Nuclear Weapons
Chapter 42
Chapter 39: U.S. Policy on the Global Economy: A New Development Agenda
Chapter 43
Chapter 40: Elements of a Just International Climate Policy
Chapter 44
Chapter 41: Immigration and Migration Policies for a Sustainable Future
Chapter 45
Chapter 42: U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Advancing a Twenty-First Century Vision
Chapter 46
Chapter 43: U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East: Elevating Peace by Resolving Crises
Chapter 47
Chapter 44: U.S. Policy Toward Asia: For a Policy of Equitable Engagement
Chapter 48
Chapter 45: U.S. Policy Toward Latin America: Supporting Democratic Diversity
Chapter 49
Chapter 46: Restoring Government Leadership on Human Rights At Home
Chapter 50
Chapter 47: The Role of Organizing and Movement-Building: The Sine Qua Non

As the failed ideas of the neoconservatives and the free-market fundamentalists come crashing down, here is a brilliant blueprint for the principles and the policies and the politics that can guide a new and more humane era of American history.....