Anyone Going to Read This Book? Democracy Talks - Listen Up!

It sounds really interesting...

http://www.truth-out.org/democracy-talk ... 1306424681
Democracy Talks - Listen Up!
Thursday 26 May 2011
by: Michael Winship, Truthout

Published by The New Press, the book is a collection of interviews augmented with new introductions and updates, a compilation of some of the best and most interesting conversations conducted during Moyers' PBS series from 2007-2010, as put together by Moyers and the production team. But more than that, "Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues" functions as an informative and essential primer in contemporary American politics, society and literature, presented with a progressive point of view, yet covering the waterfront of ideas and opinions.

We didn't realize it at the time, but as we looked back over what many of the people had to say, we discovered that their thoughtful analysis created a unique portrait of the state of America in those years. What's more, they were remarkably prescient about events that lay ahead.

The economists Simon Johnson and James K. Galbraith accurately predicted that no matter the financial meltdown of 2008, many of the same people who caused it would emerge more prosperous than ever. (Despite high unemployment and stagnant wages for the working class, The Wall Street Journal recently released a study reporting that CEOs at the country's 350 biggest companies saw their pay jump 11 percent last year, to a median of $9.3 million.)

Months before the collapse and our national, ongoing debate on the budget and deficit, historian Andrew Bacevich told Moyers that our economy resembled a giant Ponzi scheme.

It makes me wonder who's words now should we be paying attention to - who's right about what's ahead? (Besides EO Wilson)