Strengthening Democracy

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Osterman, Paul (2002).  Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America. Boston, MA: Beacon Press

Putnam, Robert & Feldstein, Lewis (2003).  Better Together: Restoring the American Community. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

Pycior, Julie Leininger (2014). Democratic Renewal and the Mutual Aid Legacy of US Mexicans. College Station, Texas: Texas A & M University Press.  Chapter 8.

Rogers, Mary Beth (1990).  Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics. Denton. Texas: University of North Texas Press.

Sandel, Michael J. (1996).  Democracy’s Discontent. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.

Smith, Glen W. (2004). The Politics of Deceit: Saving Freedom and Democracy from Extinction. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Terkel, Studs. (2003).  Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times. The New Press.

Warren, Mark (2001).  Dry Bones Rattling: Community Building to Revitalize American Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

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Wilson, William Julius (2001).  The Bridge Over the Racial Divide. University of California Press.