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There is a mounting sense that our political-economic system is no longer working, but what is the core problem and how do we remedy it? With the characteristic clarity and passion that have made him a central civil voice, bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have combined to install an oligarchy and undermine democracy. Reich exposes the myths of meritocracy, national competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, the “free market,” and the political “center,” all of which are used by those at the top to divert attention from their takeover of the system and to justify their accumulation of even more wealth and power. In demystifying the current system, Reich reveals where power actually lies and how it is wielded, and invites us to reclaim power and remake the system for all.
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March 24, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593212059
- File size: 176436 KB
- Duration: 06:07:34
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- English
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Robert Reich is an excellent narrator of his own work. He is passionate, expressive, and commands the listener's attention. The former Clinton Administration labor secretary argues that economic inequality is eroding democracy in the U.S. The richest of the rich--the oligarchs--ensure that ever larger shares of economic and educational advantage stick to their own fingers while the vast majority of Americans are left with less and less. Reich's poster child for what ails the system is Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, a Democrat who tsks-tsks income inequality while pushing for corporate tax cuts, deregulation, and other goals of the one percent. This is an alarming audiobook read by someone who obviously cares about his subject. G.S. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
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