Book Event: Mandate for Change

Join us for a celebration of the best ideas for the Obama administration.

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. Now with the election of President Barack Obama, it’s our turn!

Chester Hartman, an IPS associate fellow and the founding Executive Director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council, edited a set of essays for our book, Mandate for Change. Providing a strong rebuke to the Heritage Foundation, the volume offers specific progressive policy proposals for the Obama administration on every major domestic and international topic by leading thinkers and activists in the field.

Join us to celebrate the book and the 70+ authors who made it possible at Busboys and Poets.

RSVP: mandate4change@gmail.com

Table of Contents

1 Progressives and the Incoming Administration Robert L. Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future/ Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

Domestic Issues

2 The United States Can Cut Poverty in Half Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink/ Peter Edelman,Georgetown University Law Center/ Mark Greenberg, Center For American Progress

3 High-Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Ron Pollack, Families USA

4 The Education (Policy) We Need for the Citizens We Have Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin

5 The Affordable Housing Crisis: It Is a Solvable Problem Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition

6 Homelessness: Action to End and Prevent the Crisis Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

7 A New Policy for Justice and Public Safety Marc Mauer, Sentencing Project

8 A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform Douglas W. Nelson/Bart Lubow, Annie Casey Foundation

9 Drug Policy Reform and Neutralizing the Third Rail of Politics Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies

10 Policies toward the Elderly: Strengthening Social Security and Medicare Former Congresswoman Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare/ Carroll L. Estes, University of California-San Francisco

11 An Economic Justice Agenda Dean Baker, Center for Economic & Policy Research

12 Toward a Fair and Adequate Tax System Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies

13 Ending Extreme Inequality: The Need to Concentrate on Concentrated Wealth Sam Pizzigati/Sarah Anderson/Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies

14 Re-establishing a Workers’ Rights Agenda Kate Bronfenbrenner, Cornell University/Dorian Warren, Columbia University

15 Will the Incoming Administration Cut the Racial Trip Wire? Bill Fletcher, Jr., Black Commentator

16 Turning King’s Dream into Reality Dedrick Muhammad, Institute for Policy Studies

17 Climate and Energy Solutions for a Secure, Equitable and Sustainable Future Betsy Taylor, 1Sky

18 Green Jobs in a Sustainable Economy Jon Rynn, Grist

19 Advancing Women’s Equality Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women (NOW)

20 Strengthening Families and Creating Pathways to Opportunity Alan W. Houseman, Center for Law & Social Policy

21 The “Homosexual Agenda,” Revisited Jaime Grant/Rebecca Sawyer, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force

22 Promoting Full Participation of People with Disabilities Nancy Starnes, National Organization on Disability

23 A Budget Is a Statement of Values Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies

24 A Food System We Can Believe In Ben Lilliston/Jim Harkness, Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy

25 Transforming U.S. Transportation Michael A. Replogle, Environmental Defense Fund

26 Rebuilding and Renewing America: A National Infrastructure Plan for the Twenty-first Century Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Portland, OR

27 Katrina: A Chance to Do It Right William Quigley, Loyola University Law School

28 From Newcomers to Americans: An Integration Policy for a Nation of Immigrants Tomás R. Jiménez, Stanford University, New America Foundation

29 Open the Government, A New Information Policy Patrice McDermott, OpenTheGovernment.org

30 Media and Communications Policy: Ensuring the Freedom of Expression Essential to a Democracy Ben Scott, Free Press

31 Restoring Democratic Control over Corporations Charlie Cray, Center for Corporate Policy

32 Making Our Democracy All It Can Be: An Agenda for Voting Rights and Election Reform Miles Rapoport/Stuart Comstock-Gay, Demos

33 Restoring Balance to the Federal Courts Nan Aron/Simon Heller, Alliance for Justice

34 Unleash Democracy: Policies for a New Federalism Ben Manski, Liberty Tree Foundation/Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies

International Issues

35 Ending the Iraq War and Occupation Erik Leaver/Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies

36 U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan: Rethinking the “Good War” Erik Leaver, Institute for Policy Studies

37 A New U.S. Policy on Terrorism John Feffer/Daniel Scheer, Institute for Policy Studies

38 Eliminating Nuclear Weapons Marcus Raskin/Robert Alvarez, Institute for Policy Studies

39 U.S. Policy on the Global Economy: A New Development Agenda Sarah Anderson/John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies

40 Elements of a Just International Climate Policy Daphne Wysham/Janet Redman, Institute for Policy Studies

41 Immigration and Migration Policies for a Sustainable Future Oscar Chacón, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities/Amy Shannon, formerly with Enlaces Americas

42 U.S. Policy toward Africa: Advancing a Twenty-first Century Vision Emira Woods, Institute for Policy Studies/Nicole Lee, TransAfrica/Gerald LeMelle, AfricaAction

43 U.S. Policy toward the Middle East: Elevating Peace by Resolving Crises Phyllis Bennis/Farrah Hassen, Institute for Policy Studies

44 U.S. Policy toward Asia: For a Policy of Equitable Engagement John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies

45 U.S. Policy toward Latin America: Supporting Democratic Diversity Sarah Anderson/John Cavanagh/Saul Landau/ Manuel Pérez-Rocha, Institute for Policy Studies

46 Restoring Government Leadership on Human Rights at Home Catherine Albisa, National Economic and Social Rights Initiative/Martha F. Davis, Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy, Northeastern University/Cynthia Soohoo, Domestic Legal Programs, Center for Reproductive Rights

47 The Role of Organizing and Movement-Building: The Sine Qua Non Frances Fox Piven, City University of New York/ Rinku Sen, ColorLines/Eric Mann, Labor-Comm. Strategy Center