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Reviews of Robert Kuttner's "Kuttner's unique talent is in cutting through the knee-jerk assumptions that have become orthodoxy in American policy debates . . . [He] argues for a saner, more managed system of American capitalism-that he does so in a manner that is not only refreshing but reassuring is a testament to both his broad understanding of history and his impressive grasp on the inner workings of modern American capitalism." -Kirkus Reviews "The strength of Kuttner’s latest effort is that, with seven years’ distance from the Clinton era, his arguments now look emphatically right." -New York Times Book Review "This volume is unapologetically and proudly progressive. Still, it isn't yet another screed proclaiming the decline of the world, or at least of the country, during the Bush years. Instead, it's a deeply sober, highly analytical, historically informed look at economic, financial, and political trends over the past half-century. Kuttner is an intelligent voice for that wing of the Democratic Party eager to reject bipartisanship, middle-ground politics, open borders, and the Washington Consensus and embrace a populist agenda that is anti-Wall Street, anti-free trade, anti-deregulation, and pro-union." -BusinessWeek "For reminding us what has been lost and how it was gained, and for sounding the alarm over the full stakes in the struggle to bring a degree of sanity and justice to the economy, Kuttner has written a very important book indeed." -San Francisco Chronicle "Whether change will happen or not, a first step is recognizing the present wreckage of our politics and economics. Robert Kuttner has diagnosed the sickness in our body politic..." -The Boston Globe "Kuttner, whose warnings were unheeded in 1997, might have a larger audience for his economic vision this time." -Austin American-Statesman "'The Squandering of America' is an antidote to so much of the noise that passes for political debate in this country." -Wichita Eagle |