The Great Divide: Retro vs. Metro America

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The Great Divide explains why America is so bitterly divided and how it is really two countries whose people, with different economic interests, think and vote differently. It explains why Congress gave the lion’s share of anti-terrorism funds to small states with low probability of terrorist attack "while California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas —with dense high-rise cities, mammoth seaports and airports, and nuclear generating plants— proportionally receive the least." It explains how to stop sending jobs overseas and why political power is in the hands of Republicans who pander to a predominantly white, fundamentalist Christian constituency while sending massive subsidies to campaign contributors —oil, gas,
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The Great Divide explains why America is so bitterly divided and how it is really two countries whose people, with different economic interests, think and vote differently. It explains why Congress gave the lion’s share of anti-terrorism funds to small states with low probability of terrorist attack "while California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas —with dense high-rise cities, mammoth seaports and airports, and nuclear generating plants— proportionally receive the least." It explains how to stop sending jobs overseas and why political power is in the hands of Republicans who pander to a predominantly white, fundamentalist Christian constituency while sending massive subsidies to campaign contributors —oil, gas, coal, logging, and farm corporations. A call to action for change, the book offers a detailed blueprint for reconstructing America the way our Founding Fathers imagined it could be.

What People Are Saying

Arianna Huffington
John Sperling has brilliantly exposed the truth about Retro Republicans using fear to marginalize America’s quest for fairness and social justice. Yet, as the book shows, there is a real Metro progressive majority in the country that can create "a more perfect union." It needs to speak up and take action. It can’t happen soon enough.
Bill Bradley
If you want a fresh look at America, read this book. It’s full of valuable information about who we are, what we do, and what we value.
Donna Brazile
We could have used John Sperling’s insight in 2000, and it’s even more relevant today. The shifting demographics and the Republicans’ willingness to court the religious right and corporate special interests so aggressively certainly have taken us beyond the stale "red state, blue state" view of the country. This is an important new voice in the continuing dialogue about where we Democrats are, and where the party needs to be.
George Soros
John Sperling has assembled a smart and sobering analysis of an America in which religious fundamentalism, selfish economic interests, and the misuse of power by those who control the Government are stifling growth and scientific advancement and, more important, undermining our democracy. Thoughtful Americans of every political stripe should read this book.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780976062103
  • Publisher: PoliPointPress, LLC
  • Publication date: 12/10/2005
  • Pages: 243
  • Product dimensions: 9.06 (w) x 12.10 (h) x 0.74 (d)

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Helburn is Professor of Economics Emerita at the University of Colorado at Denver.

Morris is a former administrator with the ISM and is currently Director of a company offering administration services to professional bodies.

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