Books by political bloggers and other influential writers

Here are a few "must read" books by some bloggers and other prominent writers. And for those of you who don't know me, they all have a tendency to be left-leaning (that's an understatement).

The first is a new release by the "editor-in-chief" of the Huffington Post, blogger Arianna Huffington, who operates one of the most popular political blogs. Arianna tackles the issues at the heart of the 2008 presidential election with her trademark passion, intelligence, and devastating wit, according to her publisher's press release. The new book is called Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe (and What You Need to Know).

Next is a book by a co-founder of The American Prospect magazine, Robert Kuttner. The book is called The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity. Rober Kuttner has written for BusinessWeek, The Boston Globe and The American Prospect, and Kuttner has established himself as one of the most lucid economic and political critics. Now he delves deeper, illuminating how the elhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifite domination of American politics makes society less democratic and prosperous, according to his publisher. Reading on Walden Bookstore.