Third World America How our politicians are abandoning the average citizen

"A voice of conscience in a time when we need conscience more than ever. . . Arianna Huffington is right: it's not too late for citizens to wake up politicians or to take matters into their own hands. Time is short: read this book now."
-Elizabeth Warren, Harvard Law School professor and author of The Two-Income Trap

"Luckily for Congress, the White House, and Corporate America, no one reads anymore, because if people discover this book, America will become a very different place."
-Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher

"Restoring the values that have made America strong - a thriving middle class and a sense of basic fair play - are of crucial importance to all Americans, left and right. Third World America is a powerful plea for our country to wake up so that we can change course - before it's too late."
-Joe Scarborough, host of Morning Joe

"Politicians talk endlessly about "protecting the middle class," yet, over the last 30 years, the middle class has taken a relentless pounding. In precise, graphic, and shocking terms that will bring the crisis home to everyone, Arianna Huffington explains why: special interests have become too powerful, money dominates our politics, and there is no sense of empathy or even shame amongst our elite. The national spirit that built America. . . lies in tatters. Turning this situation around will require strong new leadership. How long will that take? That depends on you - read this book and push hard for change"
-Simon Johnson, professor of economics at MIT Sloan School of Business and co-author of 13 Bankers

"Arianna Huffington is one of the very few people in America committed to say things the way they are and to expose the monstrous elephants in the room ignored by the dominant discourse. Even rarer, she does so in a lively, engaging, and, mostly, charming way."
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author The Black Swan