New book looks at the state of American politics and the environment
David Orr is as insightful a commentator on the environment and politics as anyone writing today. In THE LAST REFUGE, a hard-hitting set of thirteen essays, he describes the current state of American politics against the backdrop of mounting ecological and social problems, the corrosive influence of money, the corruption of language, and the misuse of terrorism as a political issue.
THE LAST REFUGE sets out an agenda that transcends conventional ideological labels. Partisan wrangling, Orr contends, is only a symptom of a deeper dysfunction: The whole political machinery that connects Americans' fundamentally honorable ideals with public policy is broken. The book's withering critique highlights the failings of the Bush administration, but that is merely a means to a much more ambitious end. After analyzing the hard work that will be required to fix the system, David Orr offers an empowering vision of a second American Revolution that peaceably throws off the intergenerational tyranny imposed by an unsustainable present generation over succeeding generations.
The Last Refuge
Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror
by David Orr
For more information:
http://www.islandpress.org/books/detail.html?SKU=1-55963-528-2
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