Thomas L. Friedman

In his comprehensive look at a global economy of the near future, Mandelbaum, SAIS director of American foreign policy and coauthor, with Thomas Friedman, of That Used To Be Us, reaffirms his faith in globalism, describing a world of increasing wealth and opportunity run on the principles of free trade and free markets, with international cooperation to discourage protectionism and anti-immigration measures. (Simon & Schuster)

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That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Thomas Friedman Thomas Friedman is the Foreign Affairs columnist at The New York Times and bestselling author of numerous books including The World is Flat. He has covered many of the most significant and monumental stories in recent decades, and continues to help the public understand the most important and complex current events from around the world. Ranked #2 on The Wall Street Journal's list of "influential business thinkers," named to the 2011 Thinkers50, and considered one of "America's Best Leaders" by U.S. News & World Report, Friedman is a frequent guest on programs such as Meet the Press, Morning Joe and Charlie Rose. In awarding Friedman his third Pulitzer Prize, the Pulitzer Board cited his "clarity of vision, based on extensive reporting, in commenting on the worldwide impact of the terrorist threat." His newest book, co-authored by Michael Mandelbaum, analyzes the four main challenges facing the United States and its future: globalization, the information technology revolution, the nation’s chronic deficits, and its pattern of energy consumption. Join the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia for this in-depth look at what America needs to do to continue being a competitive and prominent world power in decades to come. Loews Philadelphia Hotel 1200 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 This is a TICKETED event; for ticket prices and availability, please click here

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Thomas L. Friedman discusses That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World it Invented and How We Can Come Back.

From the author of From Beirut to Jerusalem and #1 bestseller, The World is Flat, comes That Used to Be Us, a look at how America is failing to meet its four greatest challenges: globalization, the revolution in information technology, chronic deficits, and energy consumption. Thomas L. Friedman explains how the end of the cold war blinded the nation to the need to address these issues and shows how our history, when properly understood, provides the key to addressing them. In this fascinating book from one of our nation’s most influential columnists, Friedman spells out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to the moment. That Used to Be Us is both a searching exploration of the American condition today and a rousing manifesto for American renewal. Presented by the Stern Family in Loving Memory of Eva Stern. Fees, Member: $15; Non-Member: $22. For more info contact: Bonnie Brodsky, at bonnie.brodsky@atlantajcc.org and (678) 812-3984. (jasbro)… (more)