book review posted by John Denker
The New New Deal is a recent book by Michael Grunwald. It is very interesting, important, informative, readable, thorough, and persuasive. It revolves around the so-called Stimulus Act of 2009. There are three parts to the story: (1) The economic collapse and the election in the autumn of 2008; (2) the drafting and passage of the Stimulus Act in the winter of 2008–2009; and (3) the implementation and the consequences from 2009 to 2012.
I wish everybody would read this book, in order to know what was done and how well it worked. This is important, because many of the same policy issues are still with us, in connection with today’s fiscal negotiations and in the longer term, forever. We need public support for making the right decisions.
Steve Benen called this “the best book on the Obama presidency to date.” It injects some desperately needed reality into the discussion.
Awesome book that should be required reading.Passed it along to friends to read as well. Highly recommended. Thanks for highlighting this great read.
Posted by: Cheri | December 20, 2012 at 04:01 PM