The national bestseller, described by Tom Brokaw as the 'wake-up call we cannot ignore,' with a new preface by the author Acclaimed by all sides of the political spectrum, Peter Peterson's Running on Emptynot only traces the deterioration of America's finances but offers solutions. This national bestseller is required reading for everyone concerned with America's long-term economic survival. In clear andconcise prose, Peterson offers America not only a vision but the practical steps by which to ensure our children's economic future. Running on Emptyis not only a warning, it is also a manifesto calling for the next administration to finally confront a deep and disturbing problem that politicians of all parties have insisted on ignoring for too long.