02900nam 2200529 450 991081241320332120230624191447.00-252-05329-X(MiAaPQ)EBC6887154(Au-PeEL)EBL6887154(CKB)21167321200041(OCoLC)1281787659(MdBmJHUP)musev2_99494(StDuBDS)9780252053290(EXLCZ)992116732120004120220207h20222022 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDemocracy's rebirth the view from Chicago /Dick Simpson ; foreword by Lori Lightfoot[electronic resource]First edition.Urbana :University of Illinois Press,[2022]©20221 online resource (238 pages)Illinois scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2022.Print version: Simpson, Dick Democracy's Rebirth Champaign : University of Illinois Press,c2022 9780252044304 Includes bibliographical references and index.Challenges to democracy -- The rise and fall of democracy -- Income and racial inequality -- Money in politics -- Nonparticipation -- Polarization and the politics of resentment -- Corruption -- Structural problems -- Cascading crises -- Deliberative democracy -- Spirit of democracy.Dick Simpson draws upon his 50-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.Illinois scholarship online.DemocracyUnited StatesHistoryPolitical participationIllinoisChicagoChicago (Ill.)Politics and governmentChicago (Ill.)Social conditionsDemocracyHistory.Political participation977.31104Simpson Dick W.1121853StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910812413203321Democracy's rebirth3944743UNINA