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American Democracy Hanging by a Thread
American Democracy Hanging by a Thread: The Senate's Crucial Role. The Founding Fathers gave the Senate many functions, but it had one fundamental responsibility--its raison d'etre: to provide a check against a dangerous president who threatened our democracy. Offering an alternative lens on the tumultuous Trump presidency in his new book, The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America, Ira Shapiro describes how McConnell's Senate failed catastrophically to protect the American people and American democracy. <br /><br />Ira Shapiro, a former Senate staffer, Clinton administration trade ambassador, and Pulitzer-nominated author, recently completed his third book about the Senate. Robert Reich called The Betrayal "a gripping narrative and a must read." Lawrence O'Donnell declared it to be "the most important book out there setting the stakes for this year's Senate races." <br /><br />Register with Northwest Neighbors Village for Zoom link here <br />https://nwnv.helpfulvillage.com/events/3105-virtual-speaker-series---american-democracy-hanging-by-a-thread:-the-senate's-crucial-role/event_participations/new