Thom Hartmann

The Hidden History of Neoliberalism (eBook, ePUB)

How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it.

With four decades of neoliberal rule coming to an end, America is at a crossroads. In this powerful and accessible book, Thom Hartmann demystifies neoliberalism and explains how we can use this pivotal point in time to create a more positive future.

This book traces the history of neoliberalism-a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, low taxes on the rich, financial austerity, and deregulation of big business-up to the present day. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the destructive impact that it has had on America, looking at how it has increased poverty, damaged the middle class, and corrupted our nation's politics.

America is standing on the edge of a new progressive era. We can continue down the road to a neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by many of the nation's billionaires and giant corporations. Or we can choose to return to Keynesian economics and Alexander Hamilton's American Plan by raising taxes on the rich, reversing free trade, and building a society that works for all.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781523002344
• Artikelnr.: 64558768

Autorenporträt

Thom Hartmann is a four-time winner of the Project Censored Award, a New York Times bestselling author of over thirty books, and America's #1 progressive talk radio show host for more than a decade. His show is carried on SiriusXM and radio stations nationwide and simulcast as television on Free Speech TV.

Inhaltsangabe

Sample chapters
Foreword by Greg Palast
Introduction: The Plot to Save the World
The Birth of Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism Goes to Work
Neoliberalism Comes to America
Trump Attacks Neoliberalism
Biden Challenges Neoliberalism’s Core Concepts
How Neoliberalism Changed America in 40 years
Taxes
Healthcare
Education and Higher Education
The Environment
Destruction of Democracy
Breaking with 40 Years of Neoliberalism
#TaxTheRich
Rebuilding a Middle Class Gutted by Neoliberalism
Trade: Returning to Alexander Hamilton’s “American Plan”
Hamilton’s 11-Step Plan Worked for 188 Years
Break Up the Monopolies
Progressive Populism to Replace Progressive Neoliberalism
Standing on the Edge