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Beyond Outrage

Beyond Outrage

By Robert Reich

What Has Gone Wrong with Our Economy and Our Democracy, and How to Fix It. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.

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11 Key insights

A brief summary of Beyond Outrage

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.

Key insights in Beyond Outrage

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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
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All of the economic gains over the last 30 years have disproportionately helped the rich and powerful
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Because the super-rich don’t pay their fair share, a broke government can’t pay for better public services
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Corporations have no incentive to help Americans because they can outsource jobs overseas and shelter their profits from taxation
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The recovery from the 2008 recession is anemic– the working class have meager incomes with no purchasing power
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Wall street and the rich elite use their wealth to influence politics for their good, not for everyone
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The regressive right believes the U.S. Would be a better country if it punished the lazy and rewarded the strong
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When you understand why the stakes are so high, you’ll be mad enough to take action and demand change
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Summary of the key insights
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Selected critiques in brief
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Final word

Who should read Beyond Outrage

Political activists • economists • global political science students • liberals • blue-collar workers

About the author of Beyond Outrage

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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