The second bill of rights : FDR's unfinished revolution - and why we need it more than ever / Cass R. Sunstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sunstein, Cass R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--United States--History.

Human rights.

Labor policy--United States.

Labor policy.

History.

United States.

United States--Social policy.

Social policy.

United States--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 294 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : BasicBooks ; London : Perseus Running [distributor], 2006.

Summary:

In 1944, Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that was one of the greatest political speeches of the 20th century. He proposed a 'Second Bill of Rights' - rights he saw as necessary to achieve political freedom. Using this speech as a launching point, this book shows how these rights are vital to the security of the nation.

Contents:

The speech of the century

The myth of laissez-faire

Rights from wrongs : Roosevelt's constitutional order

The birth of the second bill

A puzzle and an overview

The oldest constitution on earth

American culture and American exceptionalism

America's pragmatic Constitution

How the Supreme Court (almost) quietly adopted the second bill

Citizenship, opportunity, security

Objections : against the second bill?

The question of enforcement

Epilogue: Roosevelt's incomplete triumph.

Notes:

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0465083331

9780465083336

OCLC:

68770833