Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Politics for Our Time 1
5. Part One. A Renewed Social Contract
6. You Are Not Alone 23
7. The Economy, the Community, and the Public Sector 42
8. The New Social Inequality and Affirmative Opportunity 57
9. The Case for Social Insurance 78
10. A Partnership with American Families 104
11. Part Two. Reclaiming Democratic Politics
12. The Political Economy of Citizenship 133
13. Reconnecting People and Politics 149
14. The Battle for the States 172
15. Championing Democracy Reforms 195
16. Part Three. Building the New Majority
17. An Emerging Democratic Majority 221
18. Reversing Southern Republicanism 238
19. Globalization, the Racial Divide, and a New Citizenship 264
20. Popularizing Progressive Politics 279
21. References 299
22. List of Contributors 315
23. Index 319