What's the Big Idea?

Breakthrough ideas for creating jobs, reinventing health care, education, even a dramatic alternative to capitalism and socialism. Drawing from the full range of the ideological spectrum, this is more than just a thought-provoking read. "What's the Big Idea?" is a blueprint for a better America during a time when many people believe the American empire is in its declined and fall.

Breakthrough ideas for creating jobs, reinventing health care, education, even a dramatic alternative to capitalism and socialism. Drawing from the full range of the ideological spectrum, this is more than just a thought-provoking read. "What's the Big Idea?" is a blueprint for a better America during a time when many people believe the American empire is in its declined and fall.

Marty Nemko holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley specializing in the evaluation of innovative programs and subsequently taught in Berkeley's graduate school. He wrote "The Big Idea" column for WashingtonPost.com and a column for TheAtlantic.com. He is in his 24th year hosting Work with Marty Nemko on KALW-FM, a National Public Radio affiliate in San Francisco. The archive of that program plus 1,000 of his published writings are free his website.