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Kiernan, Peter D.

Becoming China's bitch : and nine more catastrophes we must avoid right now : a manifesto for the radical center / Peter D. Kiernan.

Nashville, Tenn. : Turner, ©2012.

xxi, 426 pages ; 24 cm

Discusses the potential economic threat that China poses to the United States and examines critical issues that need to be addressed if America is to remain a powerful leader in the world.

United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-

United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century.

United States -- Foreign economic relations -- China.

China -- Foreign economic relations -- United States.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1: Why are we polarized? Five factors that freeze us from doing the right thing. Genesis: The shot heard 'round the dial -- Democracy under the influence (DUI): Lobbyists in the kitchen -- The ultimate backstage pass: thought-provoking think tanks -- Predator or pray: wayward Christian soldiers -- It's my party: the hijacking of the two-party system -- pt. 2: Ten catastrophes we must avoid. China: a co-dependency that is decoupling -- The silver surge: the aging of America -- Labor pains: the devolution of the labor movement -- The "M" word: same-sex marriage -- Being smart about intelligence: terror firma -- Political hack: tobacco road to ruin -- Sick and tired: today's care, tomorrow's cure -- In stir with love: education versus incarceration -- Dread on arrival: homeland insecurity -- Crude awakening: a true energy policy -- Coda: Where do we go from here?

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