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From Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a powerful up-to-the-minute book that lifts the veil on the dysfunctional inner workings of the U.S. Senate through five critically important case studies out of today's headlines and offers strong suggestions for ending our hyper-partisan politics
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Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the United States Senate since 2009. Recognized as a pragmatic and independent thinker, he has built a reputation for taking on Washington dysfunction to address our greatest challenges―including education, climate change, immigration, health care, and national security. When not in Washington he lives in Denver with his wife and three daughters.
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From Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, a powerful up-to-the-minute book that lifts the veil on the dysfunctional inner workings of the U.S. Senate through five critically important case studies out of today’s headlines and offers strong suggestions for ending our hyper-partisan politics
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Praise for The Land of Flickering Lights:A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
An Amazon Best Book of the Month (History)“A sweeping diagnosis of the nation’s political ills . . . Stitched together with assurances that room for redemption still exists.”—New York Times Book Review“A Colorado senator sees the country at a historic turning point . . . A strident critique of our current rancorous, ineffective government that has betrayed the Founders’ visions and is ’desperately out of sync’ with the nation’s needs . . . He proposes four values that can lead us into the future: freedom to rise, which requires decent health care, equitable tax policies, and a safety net for the vulnerable; freedom from ignorance, which requires strong public schools and financial support for students; freedom from violence, including the ‘insidious violence’ flourishing on social media; and freedom to govern ourselves, which requires citizen engagement and participation in public life . . . A forceful argument that patriotism, hard work, and belief in the common good can revive a prosperous and powerful democracy.”—Kirkus Reviews “It’s a campaign book, yes, but it’s a smart and substantive one.”—Daily Beast
