Imagining ‘The...

The U.S. population is expected to reach 400 million by mid-century. In his book, The Next Hundred Million: America in 2050, Joel Kotkin argues that future will be green, diverse and suburban. Kotkin explains how the nation’s changing demographics will transform American life and...

Three Americans In L...

Citizens of London is Lynne Olson’s history of three Americans who helped steer the United States toward World War II. Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman and John Gilbert Winant sold the war to the American public and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. » E-Mail...

Activist Crisscrosse...

President Obama recently announced plans to spend nearly $100 billion in 2011 solely on job creation. The proposed budget is aimed at reducing the nation’s employment rate of 10 percent. But in a new book, labor activist Gabriel Thompson explores the current job market and takes a look...