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In his latest book, Jim Wallis argues that Americans should not seek out a return to "economic normalcy." Rather, we need to create a new "normal" that radically alters the behaviors and ways of thinking that lead to the current economic crisis. Join the Progressive Book Club and host Joe Conason for a talk with author Jim Wallis about creating a moral compass for the new economy.Jim Wallis is a best-selling author, public theologian, preacher, and activist. He is president and executive director of Sojourners/Call to Renewal, where he is editor-in-chief of Sojourners magazine. He is the author of eight books, including Faith Works, The Soul of Politics, God's Politics, The Great Awakening, and, most recently, Rediscovering Values.Book Talk Radio is a project of the Progressive Book Club, and is hosted by Joe Conason. Joe Conason is national correspondent for The New York Observer, where he writes a weekly column distributed by Creators Syndicate. He is also a columnist for Salon.com, and the Director of the Nation Institute Investigative Fund. His latest book, It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush, was released in February 2007.