William Greider: “Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country”

Democracy Now!
With Amy Goodman

"The Nation‘s national affairs correspondent William Greider on the roots of the economic crisis, how US militarism is making the country less safe, Wall Street’s inflated power, the role of the Federal Reserve, and the future of healthcare reform. “My belief is, and I feel it strongly, is that we are just at the beginning of a really long, hard passage in which Americans, like it or not, have to adjust to these new realities,” says Greider....

We are joined now in the firehouse by William Greider. A veteran journalist with a career spanning over four decades, he is National Affairs correspondent at the Nation magazine. He is author of several books, including his latest, just released: “Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country.”....."