The Four Freedoms Under Siege: The Clear and

The authors address the hard questions of individual freedom versus national security that are on the minds of Americans of all political stripes. They bring together the pivotal events, leaders, policies, and fateful decisions that have subverted our constitutional government from its founding. This edition includes a new afterword on the true cost of Bush's wars-a cost that will be borne by generations to come. Book jacket.

Marcus Raskin, former Kennedy White House advisor, is the distinguished fellow and cofounder of the Institute for Policy Studies and a professor of policy studies at George Washington University. Robert Spero served in the Kennedy administration with the Agency for International Development and helped create the domestic Peace Corps (now AmeriCorps). He is a journalist and author.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich	p. xiii
The Clear and Present Danger to Our Freedoms from Our National Security State	p. xvii
Freedom of Speech
The U.S.A. Patriot Act Vs. the U.S. Constitution	p. 3
September 11: A Golden Opportunity for Bush II Conservatives	p. 33
Lessons about Terrorism the Government Never Learns	p. 43
When Is Danger Clear and Present?	p. 53
Can the Homeland Ever Be Secure?	p. 65
The Right to Vote, the Right to Have It Count	p. 75
Do You Already Live in an Authoritarian State?	p. 87
Escape from Authoritarianism	p. 107
Freedom to Worship
Our Religious Sea Change	p. 127
Holier Than Thou	p. 143
Religious War Without End: The Church Crosses the State Line	p. 149
How Silent Must Prayer Be?	p. 161
Faith, Science, and Rationality	p. 165
Freedom from Want
The Business of Hunger	p. 175
FDR's Economic Bill of Rights	p. 189
The Haves and the Have-Nots	p. 195
The National Health	p. 203
Who Decides Who Gets Freedom from Want?	p. 215
Freedom from Fear
The United States Goes to War for Power, Peace, and Profit. Subverts Constitutional Government. And Makes Americans Fearful	p. 225
Can You Sign a Separate Peace?	p. 261
Afterword: Lifting the Siege of the Four Freedoms: What Needs to Be Undone	p. 273
Last Words: Ahead of History: Marcus Raskin and the Institute for Policy Studies	p. 289
Notes	p. 299
Index	p. 337
About the Authors	p. 357
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