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Business Alliance of Local Living Economies (BALLE),
220

Campaign finance; and corporations,
159–165
,
166
,
167
; and Internet,
20
; public,
164
,
167
,
181
; reform,
160
,
166–168
; 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,
193–195

Caring Across Generations,
206
,
213–214

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

Cheney, Dick,
22
,
25
,
26
,
172

ChicagoTeaParty.com
,
84

China,
64
,
189
,
195

Chomsky, Noam,
132

Citizens for a Sound Economy,
85

Citizens for the Environment,
85

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
,
160–164

Civil rights,
40
,
71
,
72
,
230

Civil Rights Acts (1964 and 1965),
81

Civil rights movement,
13
,
81
,
100
,
108–109
,
174
,
176

Civil War,
147
,
162

Clark, Ed,
84

Clean Air Act,
81
,
195

Clean Water Act,
81

Climate change,
59
,
85
,
86
,
184–187

Climate legislation,
72
,
75
,
85

Clinton, Bill,
36
,
41
,
61
,
143
,
172
,
192

Clinton, Hillary,
29
,
31
,
41
,
46
,
122
,
123
,
124
,
126
,
143

Clooney, George,
32–33

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA),
25

Code for America,
169

Code Pink,
18

Cold War,
150

Collins, Chuck,
221

ColorofChange.org
,
69

Common Cause,
163
,
164
,
169

Common Security Clubs,
221–222

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
,
177–181
,
182
,
215

Corporations,
9
,
64
,
218
; abuses of,
7
,
157
; and Boehner,
132
; and Citizens United ruling,
160–164
; and Contract for the American Dream,
179
,
180
,
181
; getting them out of political system,
158
,
159–168
,
181
,
196
; and lobbying,
165
; and patriotism,
226
,
229
,
230–232
,
233
; and political parties,
171–172
,
173
; power and influence of,
159–160
,
162
,
230–232
; and tax breaks,
90
,
165
,
181
,
231–232
,
235

Corruption,
96
,
102
,
131
,
155
,
235

Council of Conservative Citizens,
91

Credit and credit cards,
34
,
182–183
,
184

Cuomo, Mario,
127

Day Without Immigrants protest,
26

Dean, Howard,
20
,
24
,
51

Debt,
130
,
151

Debt ceiling,
42
,
102
,
130

Deepwater Horizon,
74

Deficit reduction,
42
,
150–151

Deficits,
59
,
92
,
150–151
,
179

Dellinger, Drew,
131

Democracy Alliance (DA),
23

Democracy for America (DFA),
51

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC),
24

Democratic National Committee (DNC),
24
,
47–54
,
57
,
62

Democratic National Convention (2004),
28

Democratic Party,
21
,
27
,
29
,
45
,
69
; and Dean's and Emanuel's divergent approaches,
23–24
; and hope and change movement,
29
; and messaging,
22–23
; 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,
164–165

Dodd-Frank financial reform bill,
34

Dole, Bob,
172

Domestic Workers United (DWU),
214

“Don't Ask, Don't Tell,”
33
,
35

Duarte, Nancy,
145

Ecology,
183
,
184
,
189

Economic crisis,
32
,
131
,
182
,
198–199
,
225

Economic experts and education,
210–211

Economic inequality,
4
,
106
,
151
,
152
,
175
,
176
,
210
,
211
;
See also
Wealth disparity

Economy,
73
; and care workers,
213
; fallacies of,
182–183
; green,
182–196
; and Millennials,
100
,
101
,
200
; and New Bottom Line,
211
; and Obama,
39
,
41
,
42
,
58–59
,
64
,
149
; and Occupy Wall Street,
11
,
99
,
108
,
175
,
198
; and patriotism,
230–231
,
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,
218–222
; 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,
210–211
; and narratives,
148
; and public employees,
205
; reform,
36
;
See also
Students

Edwards, Donna,
163

Electoral politics,
5
,
157–158
,
170–171
,
173–174
,
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
,
116–122
; and 99% movement,
225
,
226
; and Obama campaign rallies,
125
; and Occupy Wall Street,
130
,
225
; in politics,
115
; and Tea Party,
127–128

Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA),
39–40

Employment discrimination,
40

Energy; and Apollo Alliance,
23
; and cap-and-trade,
63
,
193
,
195
; clean and green,
23
,
37
,
40
,
59
,
72
,
75
,
76–77
,
148
,
179
,
185
,
186
,
187–196
,
200
; and Contract for the American Dream,
179
; efficiency,
37–38
,
179
,
191–192
,
194
; and fossil fuels,
75
,
194
; and Gore,
25
; and government,
188–189
; and jobs,
187–188
,
190
,
191–192
,
194–195
; and narratives,
148
,
152

Energy Policy Act of 2005,
85

Environment; and air quality and pollution,
37
,
75
,
85
,
131
,
184
,
189–190
,
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,
187–188
; and Koch brothers,
85
; and Millennials,
100
; and oil,
76
,
77
; and patriotism,
230
,
232
; protecting,
37–38
,
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

Extinctions,
183
,
185–186

Facebook,
84
,
119
,
125
,
142
,
143

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
,
169–170
; and Obama,
32
,
169
; and tyranny of minority,
157

Financial crisis and collapse,
7
,
18
,
54
,
70
,
73
,
127
,
175
,
212

Financial reform,
34
,
70–74
,
235

First Amendment,
160–161
,
162
,
164

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