Saving America: Solutions for a Nation in Crisis

Dr. Shenouda?s and Sanello?s book is very timely and deals with the myriad of crises currently plaguing the nation and the authors? ingenious recommendations for averting them.

Among the problems examined in Saving America are Congressional gridlock and a president who vetoes crucial bills for stem-cell research and troop withdrawal in Iraq. Saving America also proposes a way to end the influence of lobbyists and the corrupt special interests groups that finance them such as health insurers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and the book?s biggest bête noire, the NRA. Saving America provides practical solutions to overcoming the inevitable blizzard of protests and stalling tactics by special interests like private insurance companies and drug manufacturers as well as getting the American taxpayer to agree to a tiny increase (1.5?3 percent!) in Federal income taxes to finance health insurance coverage for all?a painless solution that both employers and employees will embrace. Saving America also tackles such seemingly intractable dilemmas like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the failure of the American public school system, crime prevention/reduction and the disproportionate power of the tiny minority of the Evangelical right that wants to invade our bedrooms and legislate their version of morality.