Reviews
American Samaritans American Chronicle David Swanson July 21, 2008 http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/69073 "...[S]tone does an outstanding job of debunking the rightwing application of theories..."Advance Praise for The Samaritan's Dilemma
"The Samaritan's Dilemma pinpoints the Orwellian perversion that is now our conventional wisdom--namely, that help for the needy is harmful and cruelty is a form of kindness. Thank you, Deborah Stone, for this powerful call to a moral reawakening!"
--BARBARA EHRENREICH, author of Nickel and Dimed
"We need each other. As this very fine book reminds us, the recent American creed of hyperindividualism is making us less happy and more vulnerable - real solace lies in rebuilding the kind of communities that take care of everyone. Everyone."
--BILL MCKIBBEN, author of Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
"The cynical wisdom of our age is that altruists are suckers and that government should shun the needy lest it reward idleness. Deborah Stone's new book, The Samaritan's Dilemma, is a brilliant and persuasive statement of the case for organized compassion--not out of sentimentality but for the viability of society and our own self regard as a decent people."
--ROBERT KUTTNER, co-editor of The American Prospect and author of Obama's Challenge
"This book needs to be read. It demonstrates the congruence between what we want for ourselves as individuals and what we should want for our society as citizens. Deborah Stone's voice is vital."
--ROBERT REICH, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and Professor of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley.
"This wise and beautifully written book offers a strong moral argument for mutuality and caring, rooted in human nature, and essential to community and democracy. Deborah Stone issues a strong and unanswerable challenge to the unfettered greed that has overtaken America."
--FRANCES FOX PIVEN, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York and author of Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America