Columnist/Editor Robert Kuttner Authors 'Squandering' Book

By: E&P Staff "The Squandering of America: How Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity" was published Tuesday by Knopf.

It's by Robert Kuttner, who writes columns for The Boston Globe in addition to other journalistic work such as being co-founder/co-editor of The American Prospect magazine. He's also a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Demos public policy center.

The new book discusses topics such as Wall Street greed, the excesses of financial elites, economic inequality, eroding retirement protection, and Americans working longer hours to cope with rising costs of things like housing, health insurance, and college tuition.