Empowering Progressive Third Parties in the United States (eBook, PDF)

Defeating Duopoly, Advancing Democracy
Redaktion: Martin, Jonathan H.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking collection of writings explores how progressive third parties in the U.S. can become more electorally successful and politically influential. It is the only recently published book that focuses exclusively on how such parties may advance. Their rise may be essential to countering the powerful, growing sway of wealth within the two major American parties, and to creating a more just, democratic United States.

Contributors include key participants in and observers of the U.S. left third party movement. Nearly all have previously authored books or articles on progressive politics. Many have led effective left third party efforts, and some have held elected office on behalf of a progressive third party. Together the writers reflect on a wide range of relevant parties-including the Green Party, the Vermont Progressive Party, the Labor Party, the Working Families Party, Socialist Alternative, and potential new parties on the American left. The authors highlight a variety of strategies and conditions that may facilitate electoral breakthroughs by such parties and their candidates. Overall, the collection suggests that U.S. progressive third parties may make more headway if they thoughtfully combine their idealism and sense of urgency with a flexible, pragmatic approach to gaining power.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317693253
• Artikelnr.: 49352617

Autorenporträt

Jonathan H. Martin is Professor of Sociology at Framingham State University and a longtime progressive third party activist.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction: The Future Rise of Progressive Third Parties 1. How a
Socialist Won: Lessons from the Historic Victory of Seattle City
Councilmember Kshama Sawant 2. A Green Becomes Mayor: The Election of Gayle
McLaughlin in Richmond, California 3. The Rise of the Portland Greens
Patrick Quinlan 4. Lessons of the Vermont Progressive Party 5. Community
Connections: How Progressive Third Parties Can Win More State Legislative
Elections 6. Beyond the "Spoiler" Myth: Exploring the Real Lessons of the
Nader Campaigns for Progressive Politics 7. The U.S. Greens in Presidential
Elections: Losing Their Mojo and Getting It Back 8. Labor Party Time? Not
Yet 9. Don't Wait for Labor: The Necessity of Building a Left Third Party
at the Grassroots 10. A New Progressive Party: How the Working Families
Party Can Change Electoral Politics 11. Breaking Through By Breaking Free:
Why the Left Needs to Declare Its Political Independence 12. Epilogue:
Questions and Answers about Progressive Third Party Empowerment