Secretary of labor robert reich spoke in front of an iowa city crowd of about 700 saturday night. Robert reich discusses his new book saving capitalism. Reich, the widely respected and bestselling author of the next american frontier and the resurgent liberal, defines the real challenge facing the united states in the 21st century in this trailblazing book. For the many, not the few, goldman school of public policy professor reich lays out what he argues must be done to restore democracy and rebuild. The blum center sat down with professor reich to talk about his latest book, saving capitalism. If robert reich has not written the best book of political economy in a long while, he has certainly written the most timely and necessary book of our time. Robert reich, secretary of labor under clinton, has written an insightful book focused on the trend toward the capture of a higher percentage of income by. Robert reich shows off his cartooning skills in economics in wonderland november 12, 2017 economic concepts dont readily lend themselves to cartoons, says the former secretary of labor, a.
It was a good book for its timebut time has moved on. Former secretary of labor robert reich talked about his book saving capitalism. Understanding what is happening in our country is critical if we want to fix it and robert reich is an exceptional teacher. October 24, 2015 clip of saving capitalism this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. The reality of american history is the pursuit of an ideal of individuality defined by the common good, not the achievement of individual.
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He exposes a system that is defined less by free markets than by elite capture. The great divide with joseph stiglitz and robert reich. The latest book from robert reich, former secretary of labor under president clinton and. He speaks at the 2015 wisconsin book festival in madison. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Reich has 34 books on goodreads with 57178 ratings. He is chancellors professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley and senior fellow at.
To understand saving capitalism, robert reich s sweeping treatise on inequality in america, you must accept a central premise. Reich makes a very good case that widening inequality largely reflects political decisions that could have gone in very different directions. Robert reichs saving capitalism the new york times. He served in the administrations of presidents gerald ford, jimmy carter, and bill clinton. Economist joseph stiglitz and former labor secretary robert reich reminisce about opposing corporate welfare during their days in the clinton administratio. Robert reich talks income inequality and iowa caucuses in. Theres no such thing as a free market few ideas have more profoundly poisoned the minds of more people, argues the former secretary of labor. This book is a roadmap on how to rebuild the middle class and fix a rigged. October 24, 2015 part of 2015 wisconsin book festival. Robert reich talks income inequality and iowa caucuses in iowa city.
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