| Who Will Tell the People: The Betrayal of American Democracy Contributor(s): Greider, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671867407 ISBN-13: 9780671867409 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: A bestselling expose of political power and public deception that reveals a government that ignores popular will and responds instead to the interests of major organizations and influential elites. A call to action that shows how readers can regain control and reinstate democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | American Government - National |
| Dewey: 324 |
| LCCN: 92003514 |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 6.15" W x 9.18" (1.17 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who Will Tell the People is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we're in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the rich, and that subvert the needs of ordinary citizens. How do we put meaning back into public life? Greider shares the stories of some citizens who have managed to crack Washington's Grand Bazaar of influence peddling as he reveals the structures designed to thwart them. Without naivet or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work for the people, and delineates the lines of battle in the struggle to save democracy. By showing us the reality of how the political decisions that shape our lives are made, William Greider explains how we can begin to take control once more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Greider, William: - William Greider is the bestselling author of five previous books, including One World, Ready or Not (on the global economy), Who Will Tell the People (on American politics), and Secrets of the Temple (on the Federal Reserve). A reporter for forty years, he has written for The Washington Post and Rolling Stone and has been an on-air correspondent for six Frontline documentaries on PBS. Currently the national affairs correspondent for The Nation, he lives in Washington, D.C. |