Democracy's Rebirth: The View from Chicago (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780252044304)

Dick Simpson draws upon his fifty-year career as a legislator, campaign strategist, and government advisor to examine the challenges confronting Americans in their struggle to build the United States as a multiracial, multiethnic democracy. Using Chicago as an example, Simpson examines how the political, racial, economic, and social inequalities dividing the nation play out in our neighborhoods and cities. His investigation of our current crisis and its causes delves into issues like money in politics, low voter participation, the politics of resentment, political corruption, and a host of structural problems. But Democracy's Rebirth goes beyond analysis. Simpson lays out a sober, practical manifesto meant to inspire people everywhere to educate themselves and do the hard work of creating the kind of strong institutions that will allow true democracy to flourish.

With a foreword by Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot.

Author: Dick Simpson
ISBN-10: 0252044304
ISBN-13: 9780252044304
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2022
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2022