Beyond Outrage
By Robert Reich
What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How to Fix It. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Summary of Beyond Outrage book by Robert Reich
A rallying cry about what’s wrong with the current American economy, how it came to be this way, and what the average citizen can do to reverse the trend and undo the damage.
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What do you get from this book? A concise explanation of today’s American economic crisis and how to fix it
All of the economic gains over the last 30 years have disproportionately helped the rich and powerful
Because the super-rich don’t pay their fair share, a broke government can’t pay for better public services
Corporations have no incentive to help Americans because they can outsource jobs overseas and shelter their profits from taxation
The recovery from the 2008 recession is anemic– the working class have meager incomes with no purchasing power
Wall street and the rich elite use their wealth to influence politics for their good, not for everyone
The regressive right believes the U.S. Would be a better country if it punished the lazy and rewarded the strong
When you understand why the stakes are so high, you’ll be mad enough to take action and demand change
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- Political activists
- global political science students
- blue-collar workers
About the author of Beyond Outrage
Robert Reich
Robert B. Reich currently acts as the Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served three presidential administrations and was the Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton. Reich has written 18 political and financial books including The Work of Nations and Saving Capitalism. He has also co-produced several documentaries.
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