Rebooting the American Dream

Post by **Linnea** » 11-10-2010 03:06 AM

Rebooting the American Dream - 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country: Back to the Future

Truthout is proud to bring you an exclusive series from America's No. 1 progressive radio host, Thom Hartmann. Starting today, we'll be publishing weekly installments of Hartmann's acclaimed new book, "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country." We invite Truthout readers to join us over the next 12 weeks as, chapter by chapter, we explore these groundbreaking ideas for national transformation. We begin today with the book's introduction.

http://www.truth-out.org/thom-hartmann- ... m-07112010

Cherry Kelly · Post by **Cherry Kelly** » 11-10-2010 11:29 AM

Excellent idea! We need more people to push the ideas on how to do so!

SETIsLady · Post by **SETIsLady** » 11-10-2010 12:38 PM

Thanks for the heads up Lin !

Psychicwolf · Post by **Psychicwolf** » 11-10-2010 01:42 PM

This book is on the nightstand in the "next read", perhaps I will move it up.

I fear we are too far down that slippery slope to implement some of these ideas, and the consequences of some of his ideas (tariffs) would have harsh consequences (much higher prices) at a time when we have millions unemployed.

But at some point we will have to repudiate Reaganomics/Clintonomics if we hope to save the American middle class. But the results of last Tuesday's election show that alot of the American people still don't "get it".

Post by **Linnea** » 11-10-2010 01:48 PM

Thanks, Cherry and Linda! Hoping many of us will read along with the installments of Thom Hartmann's book - and we will discuss some of his ideas here in this thread.

So far, I'm halfway through the introduction - and his focus has been on restoring our manufacturing base.

I can agree with that as a first principle. We should consider 'outsourcing' to the heartland of America - as well as micro manufacturing in all areas, for instance.