The Next Deal : the Future of Public Life in the Information Age

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Cover page; title page; copyright page; preface; introduction i: what i saw at the devolution; a special day; a crisis of the old order; the coming of the new covenant; the son also rises; an upheaval of politics; and they're still right; the stupidest tea party; a silliness at washington; what comes next?; introduction ii: the new generation of choice; choose or lose; torch songs; a generation found in cyberspace; the kids are alright; ballot-boxed out; you say you want a revolution; part i: the fall and rise of the individual; the forge of america; a new world; the turning of the wheel. The individual submergedthe carriage-makers of kokomo; first stirrings; the individual reemerges; part ii: the choice revolution; jefferson boards; back to the future; the people's parting; a madman of destiny; progress; an echo of a choice; not in kansas anymore; the flight of the blue eagle; the old deal; begging to be choosers; never was so much owed by so few to so many; hear the people rule; part iii: the new responsibility; we many, we happy many; inter-action; what you can do for your country; valuing community; postscript a newer world; acknowledgments; recommended reading. On the shift to the industrial ageon the shift to the information age; on community life; about the author; index