The hidden history of neoliberalism How Reaganism gutted America and how to restore its greatness
Book - 2022
"Progressive radio host 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. While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don't fully understand how we got here. 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-which applies to a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, financial austerity, and deregulation-up to the present. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the impact t...hat it has had on America, looking at different sectors, including healthcare, unemployment, and education. Hartmann highlights how America can go one of two ways: continue going down the road to neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by the GOP, or choose to return to FDR's Keynesian economics, raise taxes on the rich, reverse free trade, and create a more pluralistic society"--
- Subjects
- Published
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Oakland, CA :
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
[2022]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- ix, 179 pages ; 18 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781523002320
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Plot to Save the World
- 1. Save Us from the Utopians
- 2. The Birth of Neoliberalism
- 3. Neoliberalism's Fathers: Mises, Hayek, and Friedman
- Ludwig von Mises and the "Critical Race Theory" of Neoliberalism
- F. A. Hayek vs. the Birth of Democratic Socialism
- Milton Friedman
- 4. Neoliberalism Goes to Work
- 5. Worldwide Neoliberalism Experiments
- 6. Milton Friedman Hearts General Pinochet
- 7. Neoliberalism Comes to America
- 8. Bill Clinton Hearts the Neoliberal Revolution
- 9. George W. Bush Pushes Neoliberalism Even Further
- 10. Neoliberalism Blows Up in Bush's Face
- 11. Obama Rescues Neoliberalism from Itself
- 12. Trump Attacks Neoliberalism
- 13. Biden Challenges Neoliberalism's Core Concepts
- 14. How Neoliberalism Changed America in 40 Years
- Taxes
- Trade
- Health Care
- Education and Higher Education
- Finance
- Employment
- Homelessness
- Inflation
- Media and News
- The Environment
- 15. Privatizing the Commons
- 16. Destruction of Democracy
- 17. Breaking with 40 Years of Neoliberalism
- 18. #TaxTheRich
- 19. Rebuilding a Middle Class Gutted by Neoliberalism
- 20. Trade: Returning to Alexander Hamilton's American Plan
- 21. What Is Real Wealth?
- 22. Hamilton's 11-Step Plan Worked for 188 Years
- 23. Tariffs Built America
- 24. But What About the Cost of American-Made Goods?
- 25. How China Escaped Neoliberalism
- 26. America Adopted Neoliberalism, and All I Got Was This Made-in-China T-Shirt
- 27. Neoliberal Trade Policy Rejected by South Korea
- 28. Reverse Privatization of Core Government Functions
- 29. Break Up the Monopolies
- 30. Progressive Populism to Replace Progressive Neoliberalism
- 31. Standing on the Edge
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- About the Author