Talking Past Each Other : What Everyday Americans Really Think (and Elites Don't Get) About the Economy - Softcover

David Kusnet was chief speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton from 1992 through 1994. Kusnet writes a column about political rhetoric for The New Republic s Web site, and his articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, New Republic, American Prospect, Nation, Dissent, and other newspapers and magazines. He is a visiting fellow at the Economic Policy Institute. Lawrence Mishel is the president of the Economic Policy Institute. He is principal author of EPI s flagship publication, The State of Working America, which provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. labor market and living standards. He is also one of the principal authors of How Does Teacher Pay Compare? Methodological Challenges and Answers and The Charter School Dust-Up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement. Ruy Teixeira is a joint fellow at the Center for American Progress and The Century Foundation and is also a fellow of the New Politics Institute. He is the author of five books, hundreds of articles, both scholarly and popular, and the monthly Web feature, What the Public Really Wants. His books have generated praise across the political spectrum and have been on both The Economist s and the Washington Post s best books of the year lists.