American Crisis

Kena Betancur (Back-jacket image) New York: Crown, 2020. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [10], 308, [4] pages. Illustrations (color). Signed on the second free end page. Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Derived from a Kirkus review: The governor of New York recounts his battle against the pandemic—and, at every step, the Trump administration. While describing how he and his colleagues fought the virus and mountains of misguided information from the White House, the author inserts points of progressive doctrine and anecdotal memories of his father, also a renowned governor of New Deal leanings. He has emerged from the pandemic as one of the few leaders who guided his state through the storm, if at great cost. Trump is a marketing man and a survivor, Cuomo suggests, but not who you want to deal with a crisis that involves trusting science, data, and the government. Though structured as a diary of the plague, beginning with a “patient zero” who brought the virus not from China but Europe and extending to the near present, Cuomo’s book is really an extended assertion, unabashedly liberal, that government has a duty to act in the public good, as well as a set of prescriptions for making government better when it cannot or will not do so—as, Cuomo alleges, the Trump administration did when it threw its hands up to “abandon its basic role of managing a federal emergency.” That failure, though, allowed Cuomo to pivot as needed, and, as he observes, New York’s economy is now three-quarters open and the infection rate has been far lower than most other places after the initial onslaught. An engaging, maddening record of how to—and not to—manage a crisis. Andrew Mark Cuomo (born December 6, 1957) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to the same position that his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms (52nd governor). In 2021, Cuomo resigned from office amidst numerous allegations of misconduct. Born in New York City, Cuomo is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. He began his career working as the campaign manager for his father in the 1982 New York gubernatorial election. Later, Cuomo worked as an assistant district attorney in New York City, entered the private practice of law, and chaired the New York City Homeless Commission from 1990 to 1993. Cuomo served as assistant secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, he served in President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as the 11th United States secretary of housing and urban development. Cuomo was elected New York attorney general in 2006. Cuomo won the 2010 New York gubernatorial election to become governor of New York. He was re-elected in 2014 and 2018 after winning primaries against progressive challengers. During his governorship, Cuomo signed the Marriage Equality Act in 2011 to legalize same-sex marriage, the Compassionate Care Act in 2014 to legalize the medical use of cannabis, and the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act in 2021 to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. Cuomo's administration oversaw the construction of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, the Second Avenue Subway, the Moynihan Train Hall, and a reconstruction of LaGuardia Airport. He also delivered Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act; a 2011 tax code that raised taxes for the wealthy and lowered taxes for the middle class; 12-week paid family leave; and a gradual increase of the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour. Cuomo received national attention for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Although he was initially lauded for his response efforts, he faces renewed criticism and federal investigation after it was discovered that his administration covered up information pertaining to COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents. Beginning in late 2020, Cuomo faced allegations of harassment. An investigation commissioned by New York attorney general Letitia James reported in August 2021 that Cuomo harassed at least eleven women during his time in office, and Cuomo faces criminal investigations for these allegations. On August 23, 2021, Cuomo officially resigned from office. Condition: Very good / Very good.

Keywords: COVID-19, Pandemic, New York State, Governor, Leadership, Health Care, Nursing Homes, Decision-Making, Donald Trump, Hospitalization, Mortality, Intensive Care, Contagion, Crisis Management

ISBN: 9780593239261

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Price: $500.00

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