Bob Herbert has been an op-ed columnist for The New York Times since 1993, and was previously a correspondent for NBC News and a reporter, columnist, and editorial board member for the New York Daily News. His work is characterized by a strong moral vision and a deep understanding of the human cost of political decisions. In Promises Betrayed, Herbert makes the case that America has too often failed in recent years to live up to its creed of fairness and justice for working people, racial minorities, children, and others who do not rank among the powerful.