Tu Apr 14 Clinton and the Roaring Nineties
Patterson, Restless Giant, 274-345;
Didion, Political Fictions, 119-190.
W Apr 15 FILM: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Th Apr 16 From Monica to Florida, 1998-2000
Patterson, Restless Giant, 346-425;
Didion, Political Fictions, 191-288.
Tu Apr 21 From September 11, 2001 through August 29, 2005, to September 15, 2008: Bush 43
Didion, Political Fictions, 289-338;
Project for a New American Century,
"Rebuilding America's Defenses," September 15, 2000.
Secret Downing Street Memo, July 23, 2002.
Frank Rich, "Eight Days in July," New York Times, July 24, 2005.
Other Reading to be determined.
W Apr 22 FILM: Crash (2004)
Th Apr 23 "Predictions Are Difficult to Make--Especially When They're
About the Future":
From the 2008 Election to What's Next
David Kay Johnston,
"Richest Are Leaving Even the Rich Far Behind," New York Times, June 5, 2005.
Graph:
"The Wealthiest Benefit Most from Recent Tax Cuts," New York Times, June 5, 2005.
William Greider,
"America's Truth Deficit," New York Times, July 18, 2005.
MUSIC: Green Day, "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (2004)