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Radical Middle: The Politics We Need Now Hardcover – March 3, 2004

by Mark Satin (Author)
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Many books that purport to describe a new political philosophy seem only to provide small variations on liberalism, conservatism, socialism, or libertarianism.  Mark Satin's Radical Middle is different.  It argues that, in order to get beyond our present stalemate, we need to have the imagination (and moral courage) to listen to and learn from everyone.  It shows how we might do that in 12 policy areas, from jobs to schooling to globalization.  And it throws a spotlight on people and groups that have burst the bounds of dogmatic thinking to work for "win-win" solutions today.

Many seeds for Radical Middle's overall perspective were planted by Satin's award-winning Washington, D.C.-based international political newsletter, New Options (1984-1992), which was often referred to as "post-liberal" or "post-socialist" in orientation.  Many of Radical Middle's specific policy ideas were floated in Satin's later Washington-based political newsletter (also called Radical Middle) - and were refined though dialogue with readers from every walk of life.  The result of this 20-year journey is a book that brings special strengths to the attempt to create an inclusive political perspective as an alternative to ideological single-vision:
  • It is a popularization.  It should be accessible, even enjoyable, to any caring person;
  • It is the first truly comprehensive introduction to the radical middle political persoective, showing how domestic, economic, human-potential, and global concerns can all be addressed under the rubric of four "Key Values";
  • It is the first introduction to the radical middle political movement, covering everything from doing "good work" in the professins, to collaborative approaches to community organizng, to radical middle approaches to national political reform.  Over 50 organizastions are mentioned;
  • It is often quite personal in content and tone - as it should be, since radical middle politics comes from the heart as well as the head.
Although Washington, D.C. seems awash in partisan bickering, most Americans are pragmatic, imaginative, and incredibly resourceful - and often, in their communities and organizastions, are working out the lineaments of an innovative, genuinely American, post-ideological political philosophy.  Benjamin Franklin saw it coming.  Afer reading Radical Middle, so will you.

Radical Middle received the "Best Book Award" fot 2004 from the Section on Ecological and Transformational Politics (Section #26) of the American Political Science Asociation.
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  1. Print length
    220 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Basic Books
  4. Publication date
    March 3, 2004
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0813341906
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0813341903
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  • Man in the Middle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Political Guide for Centrist/Swing/Independent Voters
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2004
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    At the suggestion of Paul (a friend in the IL legislature), I've just finished reading the new book "Radical Middle:The Politics We Need Now", by Mark Satin. It's an excellent book that discusses new ideas which creatively and pragmatically use the best from both sides of the usual political divide. (In other words, this is not just a try at getting extremists to meet halfway.)
    I really like the values, and a lot of the proposals. There's a potential here for "the next Ross Perot," who may not have won his election, but did define the terms of debate on his key issue -- the Federal Deficit -- for a decade. If I were running either of the two major political parties, I'd be all over this book, considering how to make the big tent of my party extend enough to include these issues and the people who care about them.
    Highly recommended.
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  • Paul Froehlich
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Constructive Approach to Politics
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015
    Gridlock is predicted for at least the next two years in Washington D.C. Americans generally recognize our political system is not working. Mark Satin proposes a solution to gridlock, but it is clear the political partisans aren’t listening. They are too busy demonizing each other rather than finding creative ways to address our problems using insights from both Left and Right, as Satin prescribes.

    Most Americans decry the hyper-partisanship and division in American politics today. On the other hand, the party activists – the only ones who vote in primaries – are more partisan than average and less willing to look for solutions in the middle. Unlike party activists, the public is pragmatic and non-ideological, willing to borrow ideas from all parts of the political spectrum.

    The Radical Middle is a political synthesis, combining the best insights from the Left and Right, using a “both-and” approach. Satin applies this method to addressing several of the nation’s major challenges. His compromise health care proposal, for example, sounds a like Obama’s actual plan. It provides for private insurance the way the Right preferred instead of single-payer as the Left had wanted. Nevertheless, not a single Republican voted for the ACA.

    Satin offers interesting analyses of several issues such as education, poverty, and energy. His solutions might work if they could be adopted, but many aren’t politically feasible. It’s safe to predict that no system of compulsory national service will be adopted. Some day political polarization might decline, but that day is not in the foreseeable future. ###
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  • B.W.
    2.0 out of 5 stars This book is mis-titled.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2011
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    Satin is a dyed-in-the-wool extreme progressive liberal from the 60s and 70s who has somehow deluded himself into thinking he has morphed to the middle of politics, then he wrote a book about it. The title really should be "Radical Liberalism... Repackaged", because that's really all it is. Essentially he talks a lot about government hand-outs to give people a head start in life then taxing the rich to pay for it. The same old liberal schtick, just in a different form.

    The only thing that earns a second star is that he does have a few seemingly original good ideas, but they are rare, and most are unworkable anyway. I was highly disappointed by the book.
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  • Judah
    3.0 out of 5 stars More Relevant When Published, Leaning Right Today
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011
    It's been two presidents since I read this book, and I just went through it again. Some issues stances are good -- Universal *Preventative* Health Care, Law Reform to stress People over Corporations, No More Oil Dependence, Full Employment, and Regulate Biotech. Others I'm against, like 'Humanitarian Military Intervention'. We made a mess of Iraq and are wasting money in Libya and Afghanistan. I do not advocate a new draft that hits women too. I'm more for keeping jobs at home than Globalization, even the 'savvy' kind. It is my opinion the USA should be getting our domestic affairs in order (i.e. deficit and debt) before engaging in military expansion or foreign adventurism. I want to 'bring the troops home' and send them to repair our public infrastructure like collapsing bridges and highways, with a side mission of Mexican border patrol.

    The author has a prescription for change that sounds so simple -- sign up for political organizations, get experiences, run yourself, win, change things. Too bad he never once mentions how a normal guy or girl is supposed to finance that, much less get sponsored by 'the important people' without selling out.

    These days, the 'Radical Middle' is too right wing for my taste, and I've decided to let the book go to the Salvation Army. No longer recommended.
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