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Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror

Schwarz & Huq offer a unique in-depth account of the roots of contemporary executive over-reaching during the Bush presidency, highlighting “what went wrong,” and “why untrammeled executive power” is dangerous for the nation. They offer concrete…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media, Uncategorized Tagged Aziz Huq, Books, Frederick Schwarz, Unchecked and Unbalanced Comments 0

A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of ’08 and the Descent into Depression

As a University of Chicago professor and father of the free-market-based law-and-economics movement, Judge Posner unconventionally breaks away from conservative economic theory to explain how a lack of banking regulation led to the crisis of 2008. His…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged A Failure of Capitalism, Books, Richard Posner Comments 0

Buying Justice: The Impact of Citizens United on Judicial Elections

In Citizens United v. FEC, the United States Supreme Court struck down the long-standing federal ban on corporate independent expenditures in elections. The transformational effect that unrestricted…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Adam Skaggs, Books, Citizens United, FEC, judicial elections, Legislation, Supreme Court, The Brennan Center Comments 0

A Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting, 2010 Edition

Citizen’s Guide to Redistricting has been updated and expanded to include recent court decisions as well as the latest changes to state and congressional redistricting processes across the country. This Guide will provide engaged citizens with…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Books, congressional redistricting, Justin Levitt, The Brennan Center Comments 0

Transparent Elections after Citizens United

Where do disclosure laws stand post-Citizens United? What does the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court ruling mean for state-based laws? And are disclosure laws constitutionally sound? This report examines these questions and urges transparency through modest changes…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Law & Legislation, Media Tagged Books, Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, disclosure laws, Supreme Court, The Brennan Center, transparency Comments 0

Off Center: The Republican Revolution and the Erosion of American Democracy

Over the last 20 years, a very small group of wealthy conservative Republicans have managed to steer American politics to the right. What Hacker and Pierson have done is not only raise the question of how this occurred, but also what can be done to bring…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged American Democracy, Books, Jacob Hacker, Off Center, Paul Pierson, Republican Revolution Comments 0

Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer–and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class

As Hacker and Pierson explain–the rich have made a quiet and concerted effort to use politics to get richer – at the nation’s expense. Winner Take All Politics is an essential read for anyone who wants to understand how…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Books, Jacob Hacker, Paul Pierson, Winner Take All Politics Comments 0

The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive

Fullan argues that the world is too complex for any theory to possess unassailable certainty, and leaders should shy away from relying on a single blueprint for success. Instead, good leaders should use theories of action to guide their decisions, but…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Books, Michael Fullan, The Six Secrets of Change: What the Best Leaders Do to Help Their Organizations Survive and Thrive Comments 0

The Health Care Lawsuits: Unraveling A Century of Constitutional Law and The Fabric of Modern American Government

Pending health care reform challenges constitute a bid for sweeping constitutional change. If successful, the challenges would be a major step toward resuscitating a web of tight constitutional constraints on congressional authority that conservative…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Books, constitutional challenges, Health Care Reform, Simon Lazarus, Supreme Court, The American Constitution Society Comments 0

Leading in a Culture of Change

Leading in a Culture of Change offers insights into the dynamics of change and presents a unique and imaginative approach for navigating the intricacies of the change process. Fullan shows how leaders can accomplish their goals and become exceptional…

Mar 15, 2011 Posted by Daily Agenda In Media Tagged Books, Leading in a Culture of Change, Michael Fullan Comments 0