Fixing Elections is a refreshing blueprint to resurrect our founders' democratic vision by adopting common-sense changes already instituted in other democracies. It will change the way you think about American politics.
Why Social Security is not only sustainable but should be substantially expanded Social Security is bankrupting us. It’s outdated. It’s a Ponzi scheme. It’s stealing from young people. These are some of the biggest myths and lies about one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history. Three-quarters of Americans depend heavily on Social Security in their elderly years and nearly half would be living in poverty without it. But as important and popular as it is, Social Security has become a political football. A well-financed campaign—supported by conservatives, special interest groups, and even leading Democrats—has lobbied for cuts and significant “entitlement reform,” falsely proclaiming that Social Security is going broke. Policy expert Steven Hill argues that Social Security should not only be defended, it should be substantially expanded. Here he proposes how we can double the monthly benefit and how to pay for it by closing many of the tax loopholes and deductions that disproportionately favor the wealthy few.
In 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy Steven Hill addresses the problems plaguing the US political system, outlining his ten-step program to improve American democracy. He proposes specific reforms to give voters more choices at the ballot box, boost voter turnout, reduce Senate 'filibustering' and end excessive corporate dominance. In the face of mounting cynicism about the US political system, 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy is a refreshing blueprint for how to resurrect the Founders' democratic vision. It will change the way you think about US politics.
Argues that Europe has produced a viable structure for economic security, environmental sustainability, and global stability since the end of World War II and encourages other countries to adopt their methods to improve their own economic and political systems.
What's going to happen to my job?" That's what an increasing number of anxious Americans are asking themselves. The US workforce, which has been one of the most productive and wealthiest in the world, is undergoing an alarming transformation. Increasing numbers of workers find themselves on shaky ground, turned into freelancers, temps and contractors. Even many full-time and professional jobs are experiencing this precarious shift. Within a decade, a near-majority of the 145 million employed Americans will be impacted. Add to that the steamroller of automation, robots and artificial intelligence already replacing millions of workers and projected to "obsolesce" millions more, and the jobs picture starts looking grim. Now a weird yet historic mash-up of Silicon Valley technology and Wall Street greed is thrusting upon us the latest economic fraud: the so-called "sharing economy," with companies like Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit allegedly "liberating workers" to become "independent" and "their own CEOs," hiring themselves out for ever-smaller jobs and wages while the companies profit. But this "share the crumbs" economy is just the tip of a looming iceberg that the middle class is drifting toward. Raw Deal: How the "Uber Economy" and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers,by veteran journalist Steven Hill, is an exposé that challenges conventional thinking, and the hype celebrating this new economy, by showing why the vision of the "techno sapien" leaders and their Ayn Rand libertarianism is a dead end. In Raw Deal, Steven Hill proposes pragmatic policy solutions to transform the US economy and its safety net and social contract, launching a new kind of deal to restore power back into the hands of American workers.
A lively dialogue on the power of electoral reform to strengthen our democratic institutions Scholars, critics, reformers, politicians, and activists have for years asked why Americans are so uninvolved in the political process. Minority underrepresentation, the marginalization of progressive voices, the exclusion of the poor-these and other serious problems appear everywhere, from the pages of national newspapers to MTV. Robert Richie and Steven Hill offer a powerful solution, one currently in practice in many parts of the world, including places in the U.S.: proportional representation. They demonstrate that unlike the winner-takes-all system, which always leaves the losers completely unrepresented, proportional representation gives all points of view a political voice; it works by giving citizens multiple votes or the right to vote for more than one candidate, or by giving political parties power according to percentages of votes received. Esteemed thinkers-Cynthia McKinney, John Ferejohn, E. Joshua Rosenkrantz, Gary W. Cox, Daniel Cantor, Ross Mirkarimi, Anthony Thig penn, and Pamela S. Karlan-respond in essays discussing the forms proportional representation could take to operate best in the U.S. Their contributions underscore the concept at the heart of this book: the more people invested in the political process, the more democratic-and reflective of all of us-our system becomes. NEW DEMOCRACY FORUM: A series of short paperback originals exploring creative solutions to our most urgent national concerns. The series editors (for Boston Review), Joshua Cohen and Joel Rogers, aim to foster politically engaged, intellectually honest, and morally serious debate about fundamental issues-both on and off the agenda of conventional politics.
Buck O’Malley was from Kansas. Buck got his name at ten years old when he shot his first buck. His real name was Emery. All his life, he’d learned of Western hospitality and easygoing folks. Trouble always seemed to find him. He never looked for it but when it came he headed right in. All he wanted was some land, cattle, and a wife. But all he seemed to find was trouble.
If America were a corporation, how would an independent analyst judge its ability to compete against other corporate giants? According to the author, that hypothetical analyst would label America a corporate dinosaur and recommend that the nation either change or face extinction. This book focuses on how to improve America by first comparing its performance with thirteen competitive industrial nations, then identifying the best practices found throughout the world that can be adopted here in the United States. The author lays out some disturbing facts about America’s lack of competitiveness in five key areas: health, education, safety, equality, and even democracy. Taking the approach that "data doesn’t lie," the author notes alarming statistics, for example: -Americans have the lowest life expectancy among all competitor nations. -Americans are at least two times more likely to be murdered and four times more likely to be incarcerated than any other competitor country, including Japan, France, and the United Kingdom. -America shows the sharpest disparity between rich and poor among all nations on its competitor list. Using charts that clearly illustrate the unbiased, party-neutral data, the author uncovers the major problem areas that the nation must address to become a leader again. Homing in on best practices from other countries than can be adapted to the United States, the author plots a course to transform America from a corporate behemoth burdened by internal issues and poor performance to a thriving business with an exciting portfolio of solutions.
Cracked Out? Volume 2; "The Calling," takes you face to face with the possibility of an existence, that there is a spiritual world beneath the skirts of our natural eyes. A realm in which a divine presents, keeps intervening into the life of this particular individual, and to those that shame and disgrace are their clothing. Becoming slaves to demonic bondages, by being held captive, through the drugs, and the alcohol. From a middle-class world, to the land of poverty. He has decided to separate himself from society, and live the life of shadows. Until a Divine calling from a cardboard box, changes his direction. And now, he is compelled to go back into society, where he must leave his past alone, and allow this mysterious Divine entity, to rewrite the pages of his future.
A true life story about the publisher of ASA Publishing Company who struggled within himself, began a heartfelt journey to succeed from living in a cardboard box on skidrow after mysteriously giving up his airline career by walking off the flightline at Continental Airlines and crash landing on 5th & Crocker in Downtown Los Angeles California, sleeping on the sidewalks by the Fred Jordan Mission. There he was stranded, mentally addicted, and lost for almost six years. The testimony of his former life will open up our hearts towards those that are still caught between the dark walls of society, where there are men, women, children, and even families that are currently going through this type of addictive entrapment. This book also demonstrates the negative impact that booze and drugs has caused. His God-inspired self motivational book that he travels across the globe performing seminars, is called "Learn the Ability of Coherent Consciousness," which simply means-being able to place together a positive thought process. This positivity book relates to his experiences within the novel "Cracked Out." From walking off the flightlines of Continental Airlines to pushing a shopping cart as a homeless bum, and now to an awarded business entrepreneur, Steven Lawrence Hill Sr. has broken barriers in what it takes to become an overachiever that provides hope within the world of poverty and to those with mentally challenged additions.
Imagine, as so many burned-out suburbanites do, leaving the corporate rat race behind to renovate and run a charming inn or bed-and-breakfast in the countryside. Widower Steve Allen did just that when his only daughter headed off to college. He sold their large family home and his business, bought a run-down inn in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire (pop. approximately 500), and learned by doing. He spent the next decade mastering the art of innkeeping.In this engaging memoir of following one&r
The U.S. and the Soviets will nuke Germany unless Troy Ramsey can dedetonate Nuke Hill from the German officers who have seized the remote missile base
Learning the basic principles and fundamentals of publishing and marketing from awarded publishing and marketing guru, Steven Lawrence Hill Sr., a recommended teacher of WizIQ. Whether new or veteran author, both will become well educated in a wealth of knowledge, from understanding the purpose of an ISBN, to formatting and creating a professional looking book. An author will also be able create an easy target marketing formula that will broaden an author's awareness of several stages that his or her book goes through in the database system, and streamline it for book noticeability to the public. Educational for all ages.
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