Michael Lind on Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States
Channel: New America
Date: 2012-04-13

Michael Lind, policy director of New America's Economic Growth Program, discusses his new book, Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States. Looking at the history of innovation, the economy, and politics, he says, we can see how politics has followed behind innovation and we are still waiting for a realignment of the economy and policy in the wake of the Great Recession.