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It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! confirms what we have all suspected: Washington and Wall Street have really screwed things up for the average American. Work has been devalued. Education costs are out of sight. Effort and ambition have never been so scantily rewarded. Political guru James Carville and pollster extraordinaire Stan Greenberg argue that our political parties must admit their failures and the electorate must reclaim its voice, because taking on the wealthy and the privileged is not class warfare—it is a matter of survival.

For twenty years, James Carville and Mary Matalin have held the mantle of the nation's most politically opposed, ideologically mismatched, and intensely opinionated couple. In this follow-up to their groundbreaking All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President, Carville and Matalin take a look at how they - and America - have changed in the last two decades. If nothing else, this new collaboration proves that after twenty years of marriage they can still manage to agree on a few things.

In We're Right, They're Wrong, James Carville uses his trademark mix of pointed argument, homespun wit, and historic lore to deflate GOP claims that nothing is amiss in America that budget-cutting wouldn't cure. Carville staunchly defends a strong government - one capable of teaching, feeding, healing, defending and sheltering its citizens and provides Democrats and progressives with a politically astute program for building upon what's best about our nation.

James Carville is the best-known and most-loved political consultant in American history. He is also a speaker, a talk-show host, an actor, and an author with six New York Times best sellers to his credit. Part of a large Southern family, he grew up without a television and loved to listen to the stories his mama told. Mr. Carville lives with his wife, Mary Matalin, and their two daughters in New Orleans.

Dan Rather, the former anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, turns his attention to the upcoming election and how voters can get the information they need to make an informed decision. Rather is joined by James Carville, political consultant and a media personality known as the "Ragin' Cajun".

James Carville and Paul Begala, two of the Democratic party's top political strategists, visit with CNN senior analyst Jeff Greenfield in this edition of Live at the 92nd Street Y. Carville and Begala discuss the hottest issues of the day, providing colorful political commentary and insight "from the left".