Who Will Tell The People The Betrayal Of

Who Will Tell the Peopleis 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 naivete or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to workfor 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.

William Greider is the author of several books including the bestselling Secrets of the Temple. He writes regularly on politics for Rolling Stone and is a former assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. Mr. Greider lives in Washington, D.C.

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

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Who Will Tell The People The Betrayal Of American Democracy

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