Authors: Van Jones
Business Alliance of Local Living Economies (BALLE),
220
Campaign finance; and corporations,
159â165
,
166
,
167
; and Internet,
20
; public,
164
,
167
,
181
; reform,
160
,
166â168
; and Wall Street,
70
Campaign for America's Future,
23
,
171
,
215
Campaign for Community Change,
171
Cap-and-trade program,
59
,
63
,
76
,
87
,
193
,
195
Caprio, Frank,
169
Carbon,
59
,
75
,
76
,
183
,
184
,
185
,
186
,
189
,
191
Carbon tax and trading,
193â195
Caring Across Generations,
206
,
213â214
Carson, Rachel,
81
Cato Institute,
85
Center for American Progress,
4
,
23
Center for Community Change (CCC),
25
,
215
Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR),
23
Chappelle, Dave,
131
Chomsky, Noam,
132
Citizens for a Sound Economy,
85
Citizens for the Environment,
85
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
,
160â164
Civil Rights Acts (1964 and 1965),
81
Civil rights movement,
13
,
81
,
100
,
108â109
,
174
,
176
Clark, Ed,
84
Clean Water Act,
81
Climate change,
59
,
85
,
86
,
184â187
Clinton, Bill,
36
,
41
,
61
,
143
,
172
,
192
Clinton, Hillary,
29
,
31
,
41
,
46
,
122
,
123
,
124
,
126
,
143
Clooney, George,
32â33
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA),
25
Code for America,
169
Code Pink,
18
Cold War,
150
Collins, Chuck,
221
Common Security Clubs,
221â222
Community Reinvestment Act,
72
Congressional Progressive Caucus,
178
Constitution, U.S.,
160
,
162
,
163
,
181
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),
34
Consumption,
7
,
182
,
183
,
184
,
186
; collaborative,
218
,
219
,
222
Contract for the American Dream,
10
,
177â181
,
182
,
215
Corporations,
9
,
64
,
218
; abuses of,
7
,
157
; and Boehner,
132
; and Citizens United ruling,
160â164
; and Contract for the American Dream,
179
,
180
,
181
; getting them out of political system,
158
,
159â168
,
181
,
196
; and lobbying,
165
; and patriotism,
226
,
229
,
230â232
,
233
; and political parties,
171â172
,
173
; power and influence of,
159â160
,
162
,
230â232
; and tax breaks,
90
,
165
,
181
,
231â232
,
235
Council of Conservative Citizens,
91
Credit and credit cards,
34
,
182â183
,
184
Cuomo, Mario,
127
Day Without Immigrants protest,
26
Deepwater Horizon,
74
Deficit reduction,
42
,
150â151
Dellinger, Drew,
131
Democracy Alliance (DA),
23
Democracy for America (DFA),
51
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC),
24
Democratic National Committee (DNC),
24
,
47â54
,
57
,
62
Democratic National Convention (2004),
28
Democratic Party,
21
,
27
,
29
,
45
,
69
; and Dean's and Emanuel's divergent approaches,
23â24
; and hope and change movement,
29
; and messaging,
22â23
; and Occupy Wall Street,
156
,
170
; and OFA,
48
,
49
,
50
,
51
,
52
,
53
; and rebalancing the parties,
172
,
173
; and Tea Party,
87
,
172
Demos,
23
Deregulation,
63
Deutch, Ted,
163
DISCLOSE Act,
164â165
Dodd-Frank financial reform bill,
34
Dole, Bob,
172
Domestic Workers United (DWU),
214
Duarte, Nancy,
145
Economic crisis,
32
,
131
,
182
,
198â199
,
225
Economic experts and education,
210â211
Economic inequality,
4
,
106
,
151
,
152
,
175
,
176
,
210
,
211
;
See also
Wealth disparity
Economy,
73
; and care workers,
213
; fallacies of,
182â183
; green,
182â196
; and Millennials,
100
,
101
,
200
; and New Bottom Line,
211
; and Obama,
39
,
41
,
42
,
58â59
,
64
,
149
; and Occupy Wall Street,
11
,
99
,
108
,
175
,
198
; and patriotism,
230â231
,
232
; and protest,
11
; and public employees,
205
; and Rebuild the Dream,
4
; revitalizing and fixing,
206
,
218
,
235
; and risks and rewards,
234
; shareable,
218â222
; and stimulus,
33
,
55
,
57
; and Tea Party,
88
; and unemployed,
203
; and unions,
216
,
217
; and veterans,
201
; and Wall Street,
41
,
42
,
70
,
175
Edgar, Bob,
169
Education,
229
,
230
; and Contract for the American Dream,
180
; economic,
210â211
; and narratives,
148
; and public employees,
205
; reform,
36
;
See also
Students
Edwards, Donna,
163
Electoral politics,
5
,
157â158
,
170â171
,
173â174
,
197
,
215
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Green for All,
23
Ellison, Keith,
163
Emanuel, Rahm,
24
Emotions,
124
,
145
,
146
; and Heart Space/Head Space grid,
4
,
116â122
; and 99% movement,
225
,
226
; and Obama campaign rallies,
125
; and Occupy Wall Street,
130
,
225
; in politics,
115
; and Tea Party,
127â128
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA),
39â40
Employment discrimination,
40
Energy; and Apollo Alliance,
23
; and cap-and-trade,
63
,
193
,
195
; clean and green,
23
,
37
,
40
,
59
,
72
,
75
,
76â77
,
148
,
179
,
185
,
186
,
187â196
,
200
; and Contract for the American Dream,
179
; efficiency,
37â38
,
179
,
191â192
,
194
; and fossil fuels,
75
,
194
; and Gore,
25
; and government,
188â189
; and jobs,
187â188
,
190
,
191â192
,
194â195
; and narratives,
148
,
152
Energy Policy Act of 2005,
85
Environment; and air quality and pollution,
37
,
75
,
85
,
131
,
184
,
189â190
,
192
,
193
,
196
; crisis,
32
,
184
,
189
; and economy,
183
,
184
,
187
; and Europe and Asia,
189
; and Gore,
25
; and Green Bank,
72
; and jobs,
187â188
; and Koch brothers,
85
; and Millennials,
100
; and oil,
76
,
77
; and patriotism,
230
,
232
; protecting,
37â38
,
40
; and stimulus,
33
,
37
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
37
,
59
,
81
,
195
Environmentalists and environmental movement,
40
,
72
,
75
,
76
,
77
,
81
,
174
,
189
European Central Bank (ECB),
33
European general strikes and other protests,
95
,
97
European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EUETS),
75
Fair Elections Now Act,
167
Fairey, Shepard,
124
Fannie Mae,
207
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
39
Fey, Tina,
124
Filibuster,
50
,
68
; and Clean Air Act,
195
; and DISCLOSE Act,
165
; fixing,
160
,
169â170
; and Obama,
32
,
169
; and tyranny of minority,
157
Financial crisis and collapse,
7
,
18
,
54
,
70
,
73
,
127
,
175
,
212