When the status quo isn’t working, ambitious political and economic reforms are needed. Mechele Dickerson’s The Middle-Class New Deal looks back to the creation of the American middle class as a solution to the economic distress of the Great Depression, laying out a plan to rebuild our modern middle class and expand economic opportunity for the everyday American. Hélène Landemore‘s Politics Without Politicians reimagines the American government as a true democracy—one ruled by the people, for the people—by doing away with politicians and instead electing real civilians to do the governing. Two authors at the forefront of political economic research explore the current need for transformative change, share their vision of the future, and discuss the challenges of convincing readers to embrace ambitious ideas. Moderated by Sarah C. Haan, a law professor at Brooklyn Law School.
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