How America Works...and Why It Doesn't
A Brief Guide to the US Political System
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William Cooper
About this listen
Twenty-first-century America isn’t working the way it’s supposed to.
This book explains why.
Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. A big part of why America isn’t working is because far too many Americans neither know nor care how it’s supposed to work.
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“William Cooper is an insightful and thought-provoking writer about US politics. He deserves to be widely read.” Thomas Plate, former Editorial Page Editor, Los Angeles Times
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“William Cooper logically and authoritatively takes you step by step through all the reasons a President Trump couldn’t imprison his enemies, pardon his friends, overrule judges, weaponize the Department of Justice, prosecute Joe Biden, or order the military to enforce his unconstitutional actions” Cleveland Plain Dealer
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“William Cooper presents an insightful, sensitive, and accessible account of the trials that face American democracy in the twenty-first century. This fair- and broad-minded volume makes compelling reading for those who are looking to build a better democracy.” Alexander Yen, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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- By Amazon Customer on 10-13-18
By: William Cooper
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Stress Test
- How Donald Trump Still Threatens American Democracy
- By: William Cooper
- Narrated by: William Cooper
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Donald Trump's relationship with the rule of law is toxic. Trump neither understands nor respects the legal system. And his opponents sometimes fail to apply reasoned legal judgment to his unprecedented words and deeds. The sum total of this combination has been years of frenzied misjudgment—on both sides of the aisle. This collection of columns, previously published in newspapers around the world, looks at two things through the lens of the law: the presidency of Donald J. Trump and the response to the presidency of Donald J. Trump.
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Another Warning
- By Shaz on 10-22-23
By: William Cooper
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How Democracies Die
- By: Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Democracies can die with a coup d'état - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the complete repression of opposition. All three steps are being taken around the world - not least with the election of Donald Trump - and we must all understand how we can stop them.
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Connecting the Dots
- By Sharon F on 02-06-18
By: Steven Levitsky, and others
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A User's Guide to Democracy
- How America Works
- By: Nick Capodice, Hannah McCarthy, Tom Toro - illustrator
- Narrated by: Hannah McCarthy, Nick Capodice
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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From the hosts of New Hampshire Public Radio’s Civics 101 and New Yorker cartoonist Tom Toro comes A User's Guide to Democracy, a lively crash course in everything you should know about how the US government works.
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Incredibly Fun And Informative!!
- By love55 on 11-10-20
By: Nick Capodice, and others
What listeners say about How America Works...and Why It Doesn't
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- Emily Leonard
- 07-30-24
A great book!!
The best explanation of today's America on the shelves. A thoughtful and nonpartisan assessment of the American polity.
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- E. Thiessen
- 09-16-24
I found this very informative and interesting
Since I was a child, I have had trouble with history and politics for a few reasons. For one, the way history was taught to me was traditional, limited, and boring. For another, it seemed that politics tended to be polarizing, although not nearly as bad as it is now, and I was never sure who I could trust. And even if I trusted a politician, it didn't mean that they would be good at the job. Jimmy Carter comes to mind. Thankfully, he has done a ton of good since he left the presidency!
But back to this book. This is sort of a cliff notes primer about the US Political System and while it focuses a lot on more recent events and how we got to where we are today, he goes back into the history of the beginnings of our country and how the constitution with the amendments came to be. He does his best to be nonpartisan and points out times when both the Democrats and the Republicans did things that were not really for the best interests of our country, but rather for the gain of their party. For example, even though he is clear about the danger that Trump poses for our country, he also discusses the Democrats falsely accusing him of Russian collusion to help him win the election without the appropriate proof, and in the long run, that does not really help. Another example involves his argument about cancel culture, which I didn't entirely agree with.
By the end, I had the sense that the author was more left leaning, which is fine with me, but I think in an effort to remain nonpartisan, there were some things (like the cancel culture) that he pulled in that didn't feel very convincing to me. The previous example about the Democrats charging him without sufficient proof carried more weight for me, and some of the other examples he gave of how the Democrats did not help themselves by doing such and such made sense to me. Still, it was apparent to me that while he tried to keep the book nonpartisan, he definitely leans left, and perhaps he should have just stated that at the beginning. One can lean one way and still point out the shortcomings of one's own party.
I very much appreciated the history lessons he included about our political system because much of that I either didn't remember or was never taught. I liked how he connected certain decisions made decades ago to the current situation we find ourselves in, although obviously it has never been just one thing. I also am fully convinced that we need to find an alternative to the Electoral College although I have no idea how that would work. I would be interested in the author's thoughts about what he thinks would have to happen in order for such a thing to happen. I just recently listened to Congressman Jamie Raskin speak about the need to eliminate the Electoral college, but once again, I don't actually know what needs to happen to do such a thing (other than convince everyone in Congress that it has to happen?).
In terms of the narration, I thought Jeff Harding did a solid job with the narration. I'm not familiar with his work, but his voice worked very well for this book.
Overall, I thought this was a clearly written, succinct account of our political system that I found very helpful in giving me perspective and better understanding. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to better understand our political system without getting bogged down in the weeds. It really is aptly subtitled, "A Brief Guide to the US Political System."
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- Trebla
- 08-27-24
So near very good
While many of us will agree with Cooper's construction of much of the happenings in our country, he gives equal weight to missteps and grievances on both sides. But in reality the balance of wrong/bad actors is heavily weighted on one side and his denial of that detracts from reliance on his story.
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- JB
- 12-09-24
Educational and Informational!
I agree with people not knowing exactly what, more than whom, they’re voting for. This insight gives the WHY that is and what many don’t know. I don’t see the bias in this book, but more facts than anything. A great explanation of what has driven the divide in our great country and what we should all be paying attention to. Great read!
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