reclaiming our democracy Lessig, Lawrence 1961- creator text bibliography nyu 2019 monographic eng

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xv, 334 pages ; 24 cm. "In the vein of On Tyranny and How Democracies Die, the bestselling author of Republic, Lost argues that our democracy no longer represents us and shows that reform is both necessary and possible"-- "In the vein of On Tyranny and How Democracies Die, the bestselling author of Republic, Lost argues with insight and urgency that our democracy no longer represents us and shows that reform is both necessary and possible. America's democracy is in crisis. Along many dimensions, a single flaw--unrepresentativeness--has detached our government from the people. And as a people, our fractured partisanship and ignorance on critical issues drive our leaders to stake out ever more extreme positions. In They Don't Represent Us, Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig charts the way in which the fundamental institutions of our democracy, including our media, respond to narrow interests rather than to the needs and wishes of the nation's citizenry. But the blame does not only lie with "them"--Washington's politicians and power brokers, Lessig argues. The problem is also "us." "We the people" are increasingly uninformed about the issues, while ubiquitous political polling exacerbates the problem, reflecting and normalizing our ignorance and feeding it back into the system as representative of our will. A soul-searching and incisive examination of our failing political culture, this nonpartisan call to arms speaks to every citizen, offering a far-reaching platform for reform that could save our democracy and make it work for all of us."--Publisher's description Introduction -- Part I. Flaws -- The unrepresentative "them" -- The unrepresentative us -- Part II. Fixes -- Fixing them -- Fixing us -- What "fixed" would get us -- Conclusion -- Afterword. Lawrence Lessig. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Democracy United States Representative government and representation United States Political participation United States Political parties United States Polarization (Social sciences) United States Democracia Estados Unidos Gobierno representativo Estados Unidos Participación política Estados Unidos Partidos políticos Estados Unidos Polarización (Ciencias sociales) Estados Unidos United States Politics and government 21st century Estados Unidos Política y gobierno Siglo XXI JK 1726 L639t 2019 320.973 9780062945716 0062945718 2021279192 IG$ 220425 20230805181439.0 22522506 eng