The Great Divide:
Retro Vs. Metro America
By John Sperling and others
Published by PoliPointPress
274 Pages
Publication Date 9/04
ISBN: 978-0-9760621-0-3
$19.95, soft cover
- Buy This Book:
“If you want a fresh look at America, read this book. It’s full of valuable information about who we are, what we do, and what we value.”
—Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator
“John Sperling has brilliantly exposed the truth about Retro Republicans using fear to marginalize America’s quest for fairness and social justice. Yet, as the book shows, there is a real Metro progressive majority in the country that can create a ‘more perfect union’. It needs to speak up and take action. It can’t happen soon enough.”
—Arianna Huffington, columnist, political commentator and bestselling author of Pigs at the Trough: How Corporate Greed and Political Corruption are Undermining America
The Great Divide explains why America is so bitterly divided and how it is really two countries whose people, with different economic interests, think and vote differently. It explains why Congress gave the lion’s share of anti-terrorism funds to small states with low probability of a terrorist attack while California, Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas with dense high-rise cities, mammoth seaports and airports, and nuclear generating plants proportionally receive the least.
It explains how to stop sending jobs overseas and why political power is in the hands of Republicans who pander to a predominantly white, fundamentalist Christian constituency while sending massive subsidies to campaign contributors oil, gas, coal, logging, and farm corporations. A call to action, the book offers a detailed blueprint for reconstructing America the way our founding fathers imagined it could be.
- 9.5 x 12; large-format, 296-page, full-color book (net weight 2.8 lbs.)
- Hundreds of informative maps, charts, and graphs revealing the deep divisions between the two Americas
- Dramatic editorial and historical photography throughout
- Incisive political cartoons and illustrations
- Extensive appendices and resources included on compact disc
John Sperling is the founder of the University of Phoenix and the Apollo Group. He is also founder, chairman, and CEO of Exeter Life Sciences with subsidiaries Kronos, Arcadia, and Viagen. In April 2004, Inc. magazine named him one of the top 25 entrepreneurs of the past 25 years. Dr. Sperling received his Ph.D. at Cambridge University.
Suzanne Helburn is Professor Emerita of Economics at the University of Colorado, Denver. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Indiana.
Samuel George was the former Deputy Secretary of State of Arizona. He has a B.A. from Marquette University.
John Morris is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Colorado, Denver. He earned his B.A. from Cornell University and his Ph.D. from Purdue University.
Carl Hunt is a consulting economist specializing in public utility regulation and antitrust issues, primarily in energy and telecommunications. Dr. Hunt received his Ph.D. at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
