Here's the book for anyone who would like to know more about what afflicts the U.S. economy and how we might begin to fix it, but only has a couple of hours for reading. Reich has limited himself to about 150 pages, surely in the hope that the book will appeal even to folks who don't make a habit...
We all should make a choice to get a little more involved in politics is the subject of the third section "Beyond Outrage: What you need to do." The first section "The Rigged Game" deals with some facts such as from WWII to 1981 the top marginal tax rate never fell below 70%. President Eisenho...
Long story short: the New Economy differs from the Old in that there is increased volatility, and a feedback cycle coming into play. Highly variable pay and prices are pitted against highly static needs like food, shelter, and childrearing.Unlike cable TV, one cannot skimp on food for a week beca...