{"product_id":"democracy-derailed-david-s-broder-9780156014106","title":"Democracy Derailed","description":"Now in paperback, how initiatives are remaking our democracy, creating a hazardous new arena of politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere once most state laws were passed by legislatures, now voters in half the states and hundreds of cities decide directly on such explosive issues as drugs, affirmative action, casino gambling, assisted suicide, and human rights. Ostensibly driven by public opinion, the initiative process is far too often manipulated by moneyed interests, often funded by out-of-state millionaires pursuing their own agendas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this highly controversial book, David Broder, the \"dean of American political journalism\" (Brill's Content), explains how a movement that started with Proposition 13 in California is now a multimillion-dollar business in which lawyers, campaign consultants, signature gatherers, and advertising agencies sell their expertise to interest groups with private agendas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a new afterword updating the results of the most recent elections and discussing the potential for future initiatives, Broder takes the reader into the heart of these battles as he talks with the field operatives, lobbyists, PR spinners, labor leaders, and business executives, all of whom can manipulate the political process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Broder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0156014106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780156014106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"David S. Broder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829715038463,"sku":"9780156014106","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_44341afd-9eb5-4808-9796-873d4b039ee9.jpg?v=1708451460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democracy-derailed-david-s-broder-9780156014106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}