Who Will Tell The People

Who Will Tell the People is 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 naiveté or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work for 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.

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William Greider

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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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