This book, based on the Open Magazine Pamphlet Series, was published in the mid-1990’s, and served as a counterpoint to the seemingly widely-held belief that the economic prosperity of that decade translated to well-being for all. In it, radical thinkers like Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky, bell hooks, and Cornel West contribute essays that paint a very different picture of that decade: one of militarism, of jobs disappearing during a time of economic flux, of voter apathy, and of a two-party political system more interested in protecting corporate interests than in protecting ordinary people. Books like this are important, I think, especially in a time when it appears that because life is good for a few of us, it is good for all. Not only is the voice of dissent critical to our survival, it is critical that we all listen to it.

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The New American Crisis :: by (published 1995) read: 1 March 2002 rating: [0]

The New American Crisis ::
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