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California Comeback

How A "Failed State" Became a Model for the Nation

By: Narda Zacchino

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California Comeback

How A "Failed State" Became a Model for the Nation

By: Narda Zacchino

An in-depth look at California's remarkable 21st century turnaround, focusing on the role played by the state government under Jerry Brown. In the most economically important state in the country—and the 7th largest economy in the world—a political revolution of historic importance has occurred which has not been sufficiently covered by the media. In the state where the Reagan Revolution was born, there has recently occurred a remarkable progressive revolution under the leadership of another governor, four-term Democrat Jerry Brown. Over the past several decades, as it has evolved from a red state to solid blue, California has boldly reinvigorated the notion that government is not a dirty word but rather an instrument for uniting people and improving their lives. From raising taxes on those with annual incomes over $250,000, to shifting money toward the schools in low-income communities, from seeking environmental alliances with other countries to limit climate change, to the rejection of militaristic solutions to illegal immigration, California has been a laboratory of innovation. Californians have rejected the "race to the bottom" right-wing philosophy that catapulted conservative politics in recent years. That model of endorsing privatization, deregulation, reductions in government spending, and a tax system that disproportionately favors the wealthy, is exemplified by conservative governors and rejected by the pragmatic liberal Jerry Brown. In California Comeback, award-winning journalist Narda Zacchino, who has covered California politics for over three decades, clearly lays out the history of California's initial experiments with progressivism under Brown, its swing to the right under Reagan, near financial collapse under Schwarzenegger, and recent return to stability—bulwarked but the progressive policies made possible by the second coming of Jerry Brown. This progressive mindset, forged in the crucible of the tumultuous last half century, is California's true contribution not only to the country, but to the world.

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Macmillan

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1250100895

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California Comeback

The Genius of Jerry Brown

By: Narda Zacchino

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California Comeback

The Genius of Jerry Brown

By: Narda Zacchino

California's reputation as a deep blue bastion of liberal ideology obscures the thirty-one years of conservative Republican governance that bookended Brown's initial stint as governor (1975-1983). Ronald Reagan prepped for his presidency in the eight years preceding Brown, who was followed by three Republicans and one Democrat (soon recalled). The state had steered stutteringly rightward until voters had had enough of conservative mantra and returned Brown to office in 2010. By espousing fiscal pragmatism and liberal social policies -- rigorous environmental protections, humane immigration policies, and voter-approved increases in taxes -- the $27 billion deficit was erased and a new model emerged, enabling California to recover vigorously. This book presents California as a test case for the rest of the country, resoundingly answering the question of how a multicultural, democratic, and postindustrial society facing near collapse endures to become the world's sixth-largest economy"--Back of cover.

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Heyday Books

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1597144509

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9781597144506

California Comeback

How A "Failed State" Became a Model for the Nation

By: Narda Zacchino

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How A "Failed State" Became a Model for the Nation

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Boots on the Ground by Dusk

My Tribute to Pat Tillman

By: Mary Tillman,Narda Zacchino

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Boots on the Ground by Dusk

My Tribute to Pat Tillman

By: Mary Tillman,Narda Zacchino

On April 22, 2004, Lieutenant David Uthlaut received orders from Khost, Afghanistan, that his platoon was to leave the town of Magarah and "have boots on the ground before dark" in Manah, a small village on the border of Pakistan. It was an order the young lieutenant protested vehemently, but the commanders at the Tactical Command Center disregarded his objections. Uthlaut split his platoon into two serials, with serial one traveling northwest to Manah and serial two towing a broken Humvee north toward the Khost highway. By nightfall, Uthlaut and his radio operator were seriously wounded, and an Afghan militia soldier and a U.S. soldier were dead. The American soldier was Pat Tillman. The Tillman family was originally informed that Pat, who had given up a professional football career to serve his country, had been shot in the head while getting out of a vehicle. At his memorial service twelve days later, they were told that he was killed while running up a hill in pursuit of the enemy. He was awarded a Silver Star for his courageous actions. A month and two days after his death, the family learned that Pat had been shot three times in the head by his own troops in a "friendly fire" incident. Seven months after Pat's death, the Tillmans requested an investigation. Boots on the Ground by Dusk is a chronicle of their efforts to ascertain the true circumstances of Pat's death and the reasons why the Army gave the family and the public a false story. Woven into the account are valuable and respectful memories of Pat Tillman as a son, brother, husband, friend, and teammate, in the hope that the reader will better comprehend what is really lost when our sons and daughters are killed or maimed in war. In the course of three and a half years, there have been six investigations, several inquiries, and two Congressional hearings. The Tillmans are still awaiting an outcome.

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Rodale Books

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1605299243

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Boots on the Ground by Dusk

My Tribute to Pat Tillman

By: Mary Tillman,Narda Zacchino

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My Tribute to Pat Tillman

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