Overview

Our are extreme and growing economic and political inequalities pose an existential threat to our nation. We can remove the threat and create a far more just and democratic nation that would also be more prosperous. The New Enlightenment details how. Fundamental reforms of our economic and political systems are among the social reforms detailed in The New Enlightenment. Reforms that compromise ideals in response to our dysfunctional political system would be a surrender, not an appropriate challenge to it.The 34 public policies of The New Enlightenment will if instituted: Lift tens of millions of Americans out of poverty to a standard of living that now exists in the middle class; substantially improve the standard of living of tens of millions more; advance our election, lobbying, and media systems to ensure truly democratic political system outcomes; enhance democracy further with an innovative, new democratic system, and congressional rules reforms; create a $300 billion annual federal surplus; increase GDP by $1.4 trillion. Several thousands of hours of research and development work resulted in the comprehensive economic and political reform program of The New Enlightenment. The book includes the costs or revenue gains that would result from instituting each policy. The New Enlightenment fully supports its policy proposals on economic, moral and other grounds.The book also initiates The New Enlightenment Citizen¿s Union (that may evolve into a new political party) as the organizational structure of the required political movement for the New Enlightenment transformations. See www.newenlightenment.us for more information.