STEVEN HILL, EUROPE'S PROMISE: WHY THE EUROPEAN WAY IS THE BEST HOPE IN AN INSECURE AGE

Europe's Promise masterfully conveys how Europe has taken the lead in this make-or-break century challenged by a worldwide economic crisis and global warming.  Here Hill shows how Europe's leadership manifests in five major areas: economic strength (Europe’s now the world's wealthiest trading bloc, nearly as large as the U.S. and China combined); the best health care and other workfare supports; widespread use of renewable energy technologies and conservation; the world's most advanced democracies; and regional networks of trade, foreign aid, and investment that link one-third of the world to the European Union.  "Europe's Promise should startle, inform, and galvanize Americans in raising the ante in favor of a political economy where people matter first."—Ralph Nader

        Steven Hill is Director of the Political Reform Program for the New America Foundation and author of 10 Steps to Repair American Democracy and other books on politics. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Salon.com, The Nation, International Herald Tribune, The Guardian, Prospect, and many other publications and websites.