Who Will Tell The People
The Betrayal Of American Democracy
Published on 11. May 2010
464 pages
978-1-4391-2874-9 (ISBN)
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Who Will Tell the People exposes the hidden power dynamics in American democracy and inspires citizens to reclaim their voice and reshape the system for the greater good.
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 naiveté 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.
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 naiveté 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.
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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, DC.
Content
Contents
PART ONE
REALITIES OF POWER
1 Mock Democracy
2 Well-Kept Secrets
3 Bait and Switch
4 The Grand Bazaar
5 Hollow Laws
6 The Fixers
PART TWO
HOW MAY THE PEOPLE SPEAK TO POWER?
7 The Politics of "Rude and Crude"
8 Political Orphans
9 Class Conflict
10 Democratic Promise
PART THREE
MEDIATING VOICES
11 Who Owns the Democrats?
12 Rancid Populism
13 Angle of Vision
14 The Lost Generation
15 Citizen GE
PART FOUR
TRIUMPH AND LOSS
16 Crackpot Realism
17 The Closet Dictator
Conclusion: The American Moment
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
