Resurrecting Countervailing Power (Why American capitalism is so rotten, Part 9)

what we need to do is rethink this sense of unfettered capitalism in an age of globalization and say, no, we still have to value community, we still have to value place, and we need to have a capitalist system that allows for enough state intervention, that helps places survive and thrive.

Our country doesn’t need cowardice, it needs courage. Here’s the first part of the solution: our leaders need to get tough with the big players like China and OPEC that are ripping us off so we can recapture hundreds of billions of dollars to pay our bills, take care of our people, and get us on a path toward serious debt reduction. We must take ca... See more

The narrative of Free America remained as inflexible as any ideology: tax cuts and deregulation = freedom and prosperity. Decade after decade you encountered its mantra, like the rituals of a cargo cult, on the website of the Cato Institute, the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, broadcasts of The Rush Limbaugh Show, and the platform of the

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