This distinctive and highly lauded reader—the only collection of critical readings on American government available—takes students far beyond the mainstream debate between liberalism and conservatism to fundamentally challenge the status quo.

With many new articles, new study questions, and a thoroughly updated listing of resources to guide independent student inquiry, Voices of Dissent 4/e nurtures students' abilities to critically assess the “givens” of political and economic life in the U.S. Situating standard American government topics within the deeper context of political economy, the ideology of liberal individualism, and the state, this reader is sure to provide a powerful springboard for class discussion and debate.