Patriotism, Democracy, and Common Sense

Ralph Nader. Reed is a long-time sports marketing consultant, sports studies instructor, sports issues analyst, columnist and author. He holds a doctorate in sports administration and created the Center for the Advancement of Physical Education (CAPE) for the non-profit PE4Life, devoted to cardiovascular-based physical education for all students, K-12. He blogs on sports issues for the Huffington Post.

[Takes] a hard look at the United States and suggests practical alternatives to present policies.

• Chapter 1 The Big PictureChapter 3 The Challenge of Managing DominanceChapter 3 National Security in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 4 A Compromised Central Intelligence Agency: What Can Be Done?Chapter 5 Does America Have the Wisdom to Grasp the Opportunity?Chapter 6 The Courage to Keep On TalkingChapter 7 The European Mistrust of American LeadershipChapter 8 America Needs EuropeChapter 9 Challenging Empire: The United Nations in a New InternationalismChapter 10 Speaking Truth to Power: Preventive Diplomacy Backed by ForceChapter 11 American Foreign Policy: A Tragic "Success"Chapter 12 Concern and CredibilityChapter 13 The Necessity of Persuasion: Keeping Congress EngagedChapter 14 Security and Democracy in the Post-September 11 EraChapter 15 Village Democracy and Presidential LeadershipChapter 16 Domino Democracy: Challenges to United States Foreign Policy in a Post-Saddam Middle EastChapter 17 American Leadership to Create a Two-State SolutionChapter 18 Awakening the American Political Debate on Palestine and IsraelChapter 19 The Future Political and Economic Architecture of the Middle EastChapter 20 We Are Still All AmericansChapter 21 The Financial, Political, and Moral Deficits of the American EmpireChapter 22 The Coming Budget Crisis and the Rising Threat of Large-Scale Federal DisinvestmentChapter 23 Full Employment and the Perils of EmpireChapter 24 Concentrated Power Without ResponsibilityChapter 25 The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral EconomyChapter 26 The Failure of "Free Market Tough State" IdeologyChapter 27 September 11 and the Criminal Justice SystemChapter 28 The Missing DebateChapter 29 It is Time to Break the SilenceChapter 30 Civil Liberties and Effective InvestigationChapter 31 Creation of the Media Democracy Reform MovementChapter 32 Electronic Advocacy and Fundraising: The State of the ArtChapter 33 Electronic Counter-Power and Collective ActionChapter 34 Independent Reporting and The People's MediaChapter 35 Lessons from 1964Chapter 36 Thieves in High Places:They're Stealing Our Country, and It's Time to Take It BackChapter 37 Generating Political Hope in a Time of FearChapter 38 Who Has the Emerging Majority Now?Chapter 39 American Politics and Policy: We Don't Have Time to Despair