Resurrecting Democracy
A VietNam vet and a Columbia history major who became a medical doctor, Robert A. Levine has watched the evolution of American politics over the past 40 years with increasing alarm. He knows he’s not alone.  Partisan grid-lock, massive cash contributions and even more massive expenditures on lobbyists have undermined real democracy, and there is more than just a whiff of corruption emanating from Washington.  If the nation is to overcome lockstep partisanship, restore growth to the economy and bring its debt under control, Levine argues that it will require a strong centrist third party to bring about the necessary reforms. Author of four books, Levine’s previous book, Shock Therapy For the American Health Care System, took a realist approach to health care from a physician’s informed point of view; Resurrecting Democracy takes a similar pragmatic approach, putting aside ideology and taking a hard look at facts on the ground.