Requiem for the American dream : the10 principles of concentration of wealth & power / Noam Chomsky ; created and edited by Peter Hutchinson, Kelly Nyks & Jared P. Scott.
In his first major book on the subject of income inequality, Noam Chomsky skewers the fundamental tenets of neoliberalism and casts an eye on the economic facts of life. What are the ten principles of concentration of wealth and power at work in America today? They're simple enough: reduce democracy...
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| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Seven Stories Press,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 172 pages ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- A note on the American dream
- Principle #1: Reduce democracy: Secret proceeding and debates of the Convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787, and other sources
- Principle #2: Shape ideology: Powell memorandum, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., 1971, and other sources
- Principle #3: Redesign the economy: "An end to the focus on short term urged," Wall Street Journal, Justin Lahart, September 9, 2009, and other sources
- Principle #4: Shift the burden: Henry Ford on why he doubled the minimum wage he paid his employees, and other sources
- Principle #5: Attack solidarity: The theory of moral sentiments, Adam Smith, 1759, and other sources
- Principle #6: Run the regulators: Prosperity economics: Building an economy for all, Jacob S. Hacker and Nate Loewentheil, 2012, and other sources
- Principle #7: Engineer elections: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2010, and other sources
- Principle #8: Keep the rabble in line: "Ford men beat and rout Lewis union organizers; 80,000 out in steel strike; 16 hurt in battle," New York Times, May 26, 1937, and other sources
- Principle #9: Manufacture consent: Essays, moral, political, literary, David Hume, 1741, and other sources
- Principle #10: Marginalize the population: "Testing theories of American politics: Elites, interest groups, and average citizens," Martin Gilens and Benjamin I. Page, 2014, and other sources.