Perhaps no one is better equipped to analyze the current state of our democracy than legendary reporter William Greider. He has covered politics from the nations capital for four decadesfor theWashington Post,Rolling Stone, and most recentlyThe Nationand has earned a reputation as one of our most incisive, uncompromising truth-tellers and social critics. In his bestsellerWho Will Tell the People, Greider opened the American publics eyes to the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the wealthy, often subverting the needs of ordinary citizens. Now, in his first book on our democracy in years, Greider examines the impact of current American policy, revealing how our obsession with remaining Number One in the world has caused us to stray from the democratic values and ideals upon which our country was founded. By examining the economic and political forces that have brought us to where we are todayfinancial crisis, deepening indebtedness to other nations, the loss of productive assets and jobs, the militarization of U.S. foreign policy, and moreGreider offers, in a powerful and conversational tone, clarity on the consequences and long-term implications of our national predicament. He then offers optimism that our young country can put aside its adolescent impulses and grow up so that we can come home to what is really importanta return to our nations core values and the freedom to create a better, more fulfilling society.
