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"The left is likely to dominate the 21st century, and there is little the right can do about this except adapt. This seems counter-intuitive in light of the modest success the left has enjoyed since the great financial crisis of 2008-09. Though Democrats have done well in recent presidential elections, progressives have found themselves unable to move their most important policies forward, suffering through an endless series of battles with a determined and extreme Republican party. This has only been exacerbated by stunning Republican gains in recent congressional elections. But this short-sighted perspective overemphasizes the role of crisis and underestimates the role of long-term fundamental change. Ruy Teixeira's The Optimistic Leftist takes a look at the structural and economic shifts remaking advanced societies and shows that the left is in a far better position to advance its agenda than the right. Eventually, the right will be forced to play on the left's terms to be competitive. This is because only the left has growing, not declining, coalitional strength and only the left is willing to confront and solve capitalism's "Piketty problem" (a vicious cycle of rising inequality, stagnating living standards and slowing economic growth) by building a new equitable-growth "opportunity state."-

The Mountain West-Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah-has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to these states, especially Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, being crucial in the 2012 election. Unfortunately, the rise of this region has been underreported in the media, and many political observers have only the most superficial understanding of the profound economic, political, and social changes that continue to reshape the Mountain West. America's New Swing Region is the remedy.Led by bestselling author and political analyst Ruy Teixeira, a talented group ofscholars assembled by the Brookings Mountain West program (housed at theUniversity of Nevada-Las Vegas) presents the facts and the narrative necessary forunderstanding what is happening in this region and why it is so important.Contents1. Introduction and Overview2. America's New Swing Region: The Political Demography and Geography ofthe Mountain West3. Metropolitan Voting Patterns in the Mountain West: The New and Old PoliticalHeartlands4. Hispanics, Race, and the Changing Political Landscape of the United StatesMountain West5. The Political Attitudes of the Millennial Generation in the Mountain West6. The Mountain West Today: A Regional Survey7. Reapportionment and Redistricting in the Mountain WestContributors include Karlyn Bowman (American Enterprise Institute), David Damore(University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV), William Frey (Brookings Institution), Scott Keeter (Pew Research Center), Robert E. Lang (Brookings, UNLV, and the Lincy Institute), Tom Sanchez (Virginia Tech University), and Ruy Teixeira (Century Foundation and the Center for American Progress).

"Analyzes changing patterns of immigration, settlement, demography, family structure, and religion, describing trends and their impacts on 2008 politics and beyond. Lays out implications for public policy and shows how these trends have shaped the Red and Blue divisions and might break apart those blocs in new and surprising ways"--Provided by publisher

The right to vote is the cornerstone of democracy. To millions around the world who have fought for that right, it is considered a privilege. Yet the magnitude of nonvoting in America is staggering. More than 91 million Americans did not vote in 1988, putting voter turnout at barely half of the voting-age population. This situation has stirred much comment and debate across the political spectrum, raising several questions: Why is voter turnout generally so low? Why has it declined steadily over the past three decades? Does low and declining turnout significantly bias the nature of contemporary U.S. politics? And what, if anything, can be done to increase voter participation? In this book, Ruy Teixeira addresses each of these question in detail in an effort to provide policymakers and the general public with a clearer view of the problem and possible solutions. The author's interpretations and recommendations are both provocative and firmly based on currently available data. Teixeira includes an assessment of current registration reform legislation and shows why a combination of registration reform and political reform is necessary to fully reverse the nonvoting trend and move to substantially higher turnout levels. He points out that while it is unlikely U.S. voter turnout will ever approach levels in Sweden, Australia, and Belgium--which are about 90 percent--with a thorough reform program, levels of around 70 percent, such as those in Japan and Canada, may be attainable.

Politologue, spécialiste reconnu du mouvement progressiste américain, Ruy Teixeira est actuellement Senior Fellow à la Century Foundation et au Center for American Progress. ; A political scientist renown for his works on the Democrats, Ruy Teixeira is a Senior Fellow at both The Century Foundation and The Center for American Progress. In this text written at the request of Sens Public, he explains what he sees for the future of both the progressive movement and America.

A political scientist renown for his works on the Democrats, Ruy Teixeira is a Senior Fellow at both The Century Foundation and The Center for American Progress. In this text written at the request of Sens Public, he explains what he sees for the future of both the progressive movement and America. ; Politologue, spécialiste reconnu du mouvement progressiste américain, Ruy Teixeira est actuellement Senior Fellow à la Century Foundation et au Center for American Progress. Dans ce texte rédigé à la demande de Sens Public, il explique ce qu'il entrevoit pour le futur du mouvement progressiste américain et l'avenir des États-Unis.

Is America moving left? Such a question would have seemed odd before last November's election. Now it no longer seems so strange. Indeed, not only does the question not seem strange, but an affirmative answer can be given to it. I want to look at what happened last November, discuss what these voter shifts mean in terms of policy preferences, and assess what these developments mean for American liberalism as we look toward 2008 and beyond.

Argues that, strange as it may seem, the US may be moving left. The 2006 midterm elections are examined. The meaning of the voter shift is discussed in terms of policy preferences, highlighting the economy as a unifying theme, the war on terror, & health care. What these developments mean for US liberalism in light of the 2008 presidential elections is considered. While the US is seen to be moving to the left, a Great Society-style liberalism is not likely to emerge; many obstacles stand in the way of a full-blown liberal political agenda. D. Edelman