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Gregorian

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1. I just heard an interview with the author of Carbon Democracy.

Reply to adigal (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2013, 12:57 PM

May 2013

It isn't really America per se, but I think it's too close to the heart of the issues that affected what happened to us.

It explains why things have declined. Simply put, the people have no power to stop the greedy owners.

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Looking for suggestions on books about declining America [View all] adigal May 2013 OP

I just heard an interview with the author of Carbon Democracy. Gregorian May 2013 #1

Foreign Policy had an article on it a year or so ago nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #2

"Generation of Vipers" by Philip Wylie. (Does it matter whether it was written in 1942?) n/t FSogol May 2013 #3

Reading one now called "The Rich Don't Always Win" by Sam Pizzigati . . . HughBeaumont May 2013 #4

Thank you very much!! I am off to do some research! adigal May 2013 #5

I wrote something to that effect in 2009 . . . HughBeaumont May 2013 #9

Chalmers Johnson librechik May 2013 #6

I love Krugman and Palast adigal May 2013 #7

Pretty much anything by Morris Berman hatrack May 2013 #8

"Empire of Illusion" by Chris Hedges marmar May 2013 #10

Assuming we all don't die in the coming Ice Age Celldweller May 2013 #11

"The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America" moondust May 2013 #12