Crunch If the Economy's Doing So Well, Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (And Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)

Jared Bernstein the rare economist who writes lucid English has a gift for making difficult topics easy to grasp without dumbing them down. Bernstein s latest superbly timed book, Crunch, is a must-read guide to the economy's current slide and its effect on us all."
Robert Kuttner, Founding Co-Editor, The American Prospect

Jared Bernstein s new book is a must-read for everyone who cares about restoring economic fairness in an America with the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression.  Drawing on everyday examples, Crunch is an accessible explanation of economic principles presented with equal parts of insight, humor, and stimulation.  In the process, Bernstein explains how we got to where we are, what to do to fix it, and why fighting for a fair society is so important
Senator John Edwards

The sprightliest writer working in the dismal science since the heyday of John Kenneth Galbraith.
Harold Meyerson, Washington Post columnist

Jared Bernstein has written a fun, user-friendly primer that tells you everything you need to know about the economy. I liked it, you ll like it, and if you read it you can stop feeling guilty that you forgot everything you learned in that freshman econ course.
Jonathan Chait, Senior Editor, The New Republic, and author of The Big Con: The True Story of How Washington Got Hoodwinked and Hijacked by Crackpot Economics

Crunch is a dangerous book.  Anyone who reads it will be armed with new ideas to start kicking back at the false economic theories that have ensnared this country.  The book is witty, irreverent, and easy to read, but don t let that fool you.  It s powerful.
Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard Law School and coauthor of All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan