
Supercapitalism
The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life
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Dick Hill
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Robert B. Reich
At the same time, argues the former U.S. secretary of labor, Robert B. Reich, the effectiveness of democracy in America has declined. It has grown less responsive to the citizenry, and people are feeling more and more helpless as a result. In Supercapitalism, Reich discusses how capitalism has spilled over into politics, how it threatens democracy, and how citizens both benefit from and lose out because of supercapitalism.
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"Supercapitalism reminds us that the power of political courage grows when it is joined with clear thinking." (Bill Bradley, author of The New American Story)
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Reich has had a string of really good books. This one is very good, but perhaps not quite as good as some of his others.
It’s important to say what he says. It’s an important response to the free market mantra. And he’s attempting to articulate a middle ground that doesn’t involve reverting to unions and over-regulated industries or the gradual decent into lawlessness. As a political statement he may be just right. But as an intellectual statement, he fails to address the question, “How do we do this”. How do we get the government do a better job of protecting us from fraud and exploitation without gradually reverting to pre-Carter style regulation?
Robert Reich for V.P. (of the U.S.)
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Finally, Reich makes some disturbing points about the decline of democracy and the dangerous role that Supercapitalism plays in its decline. Positively, he makes concrete suggestions about what we can do to regain control of our freedoms and representative form of government which are refreshing and thoughtful.
Frankly, I had a stereotypical view of Mr. Reich and his views. The caricature presented in the news deceived me. This book is well worth the effort and time the reader might invest. Everyone interested in our democracy, our economy, and our future should read this volume.
The book is really well written, wonderfully read, and informative. Interested readers might find The Lexis and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman a nice companion volume.
Disturbing
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sick as hell analysis
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What made the experience of listening to Supercapitalism the most enjoyable?
Mind boggling in scope. Super Capitalism is the story of the releasing of the genie from the bottle in global terms. Robert Reich explains it in astoundingly simple terms but the effect is complex and rich in details and under lying social anxiety.What other book might you compare Supercapitalism to and why?
Carl Sagan's Cosmos. It is ground breaking understanding of the state of the art of where we are as mankind develops. An in depth statement as to why we are the way we are and how we are shaping a new social fabric.Which scene was your favorite?
How globalization has effected every society on earth and interlinked everyone and everything. Everyone within the confines of the new Supercapitalism will be integrated and actual war within those confines will be a thing of the past.If you could give Supercapitalism a new subtitle, what would it be?
The New Reality.Any additional comments?
After reading this, one begins to understand the absurdity of the arguments we hear every day in the media. It is like the pundits who argue against the reality of climate change, racial equality, gay marriage, etc. As I like to refer to it as the future laughing at the inane arguments against inevitability.Superb - Why we can never go back to the economies
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A great kick in the teeth
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incredibly clear headed
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The second, is that he espouses Kant's theory (without crediting him). He would have us believe that the corporations giving millions to disaster relief etc. is selfish (disparagingly) not a sacrifice on their part because they did not do it "disinterestedly". So...The Corporation should act against there own interests? Or would the government? Or a citizen etc. If I give money to a charity it is not "disinterested" I either value what they are doing, or I like to feel that I am doing good.
This book should be read critically, then perhaps discarded.
not all there
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Terrible Narrator
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Good book, Bad audiobook.
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