PAPERBACK ISBN: 0-88258-082-5    $22.95

128 pages; 6 x 9 inches

The Changed Mood

by Gerald R. Gill

Meanness Mania: The Changed Mood by Gerald R. Gill is an examination of the neoconservative impulse that has dramatically manifested in American life. The book explores the roots of the conservative mood in the United States and provides an analysis of how this phenomenon, which the author calls “meanness mania,” adversely affects blacks, other minorities, and the poor. Having infected every segment of society from the educational to the political, Gill contends, this meanness impacts most viciously on the oppressed and disadvantaged. With incisive scholarship, Gill convincingly asserts that meanness mania is a pervasive malady that threatens the very survival of millions of Americans.  In biting language, Meanness Mania identifies and characterizes a prevailing attitude of fiscal stinginess and emotional intolerance toward the neglected masses in the United States, boldly challenging the federal government to resist the whittling away of social programs.

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