Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-380) and index.
Contents
Overview of an inferior nation -- The economy, work, recent federal budgets, and business and government -- Health, health care, and costs -- Education -- Crime and punishment -- The environment, energy, and natural resources -- Foreign affairs : selected issues -- Racial, ethnic, and gender inequality -- Civil liberties -- The media and their relationships with corporations, the government and the public -- Democracy -- Conclusions and a new beginning.
