http://www.truthdig.com/nicholas_von_hoffman Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2008 2008-10-31T11:38:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20081031_nicholas_von_hoffman_on_kevin_phillips_bad_money/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20081031_nicholas_von_hoffman_on_kevin_phillips_bad_money/ bad money, bailout, book, campaign, capitalism, democrats, economy, history, kevin phillips, media, money, news, nicholas von hoffman, obama, politics, republicans, review, speech, washington, Book Review

An insightful book discloses how a confidence game combined pride and cunning and stupidity to bring America to the brink of catastrophe.

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A new book by New York Times reporter Steven Greenhouse argues that the plight of American workers, both white-collar and blue-collar, is growing worse, putting the American dream out of the reach of tens of millions of citizens.

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Why is it that so many voters continue to elect reactionaries who do their best to disenfranchise them? The answer, says Paul Krugman in his new book, is racism.

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