Discuss 'Come Home, America' by William Greider

The veteran journalist sat down with U.S. News to talk about his latest book

By U.S. News Staff

March 27, 2009 RSS Feed Print

In his new book, Come Home, America: The Rise and Fall (and Redeeming Promise) of Our Country, William Greider argues that the United States finds itself at a political, cultural, and economic crossroads. The Washington Post and Rolling Stone veteran, currently at The Nation, sat down with U.S. News to talk about the roots of America's myriad problems and what ordinary citizens can and should be doing to fix them. Weigh in on the discussion below.

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I must read the book but I have no hope for the America I’ve known for 76 years – We can’t return. The down of the Nuclear Age changed all that. WE can’t rid ourselves of the weapons so there must be a world government with the power to stop ALL nations from starting a nuclear war. It will be big government; Id like to think democratic but reckless capitalism will have to be contained and natural finite resources rationed and replaced by renewable ones especially in the field of energy. I don’t see this being addressed by leadership or the people.

Pat Herrington of GA 12:10AM April 29, 2010

It's a great book if you believe that, "global warming is the greatest & most obvious danger.

Brr, it" cold out there in the snow today.

Hank Bower of NJ 1:42PM February 12, 2010

I just listened to an interview by Amy Goodman of Mr Greider. This interview was sandwiched between one with Senator Russ Feingold and an interview with a young boy who was pleading for the return of his mother who had been deported to Mexico.

I am thankful for the hope that Mr. Greider holds out for a reformation that must happen if our laws and resulting behaviors will truly provide a safe and healthy "home" existing in a world of other "homes".

Perhaps a more thorough examination of just how and why our "framework" of values developed and how our assumptions have failed to shine a light on the

ways in which our so-called "national values" have been applied.

I look forward to reading the book, "Come Home America". Having lived almost 77 years, my limited perspective of the world comes from my own experiences and from others with whom I have shared this time. It is always a comeuppance to

encounter another view of the world from a contemporary and even more startling is someone who seems to have so little awareness of the web of history that surrounds us at all times.

Rachael Levine of WA 10:42AM May 05, 2009

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