Melissa Schwartzberg Libros

The book explores the idea that changing laws is not only essential but also a compelling aspect of democracy. Melissa Schwartzberg delves into the relationship between democratic principles and legal modification, highlighting how this process can enhance democratic engagement and reflect the evolving values of society. Through her analysis, she emphasizes the importance of legal change as a means for citizens to actively participate in shaping their governance.

Examines the history underlying the use of supermajority voting rules and offers a critique of their ability to remedy the defects of majority decision making.

Bargains are a fact of political life. But if bargaining inevitably involves asymmetric power, can it ever be just? Drawing on an analogy to the private law of contracts and on case studies across arenas of civic life, Democratic Deals shows that, subject to proper limits, bargaining can secure political equality and protect fundamental interests.

An in-depth political, legal, and philosophical study into the implications of wealth inequality in modern societies. Wealth, and specifically its distribution, has been a topic of great debate in recent years. Calls for justice against corporations implicated in the 2008 financial crash; populist rallying against "the one percent"; distrust of the influence of wealthy donors on elections and policy--all of these issues have their roots in a larger discussion of how wealth operates in American economic and political life