The Hidden History of Neoliberalism

108 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 1h21min.
America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why neoliberalism became so prevalent in the United States and why it's time for us to turn our backs to it.While America is at a crossroads regarding its economic future, many of us don't fully understand how we got here. In this powerful and accessible book, Thom Hartmann demystifies neoliberalism and explains how we can use this pivotal point in time to create a more positive future. This book traces the history of neoliberalism-which applies to a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, financial austerity, and deregulation-up to the present. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the impact that it has had on America, looking at different sectors, including healthcare, unemployment, and education. Hartmann highlights how America can go one of two ways: continue going down the road to neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by the GOP, or choose to return to FDR's Keynesian economics, raise taxes on the rich, reverse free trade, and create a more pluralistic society.Foreword by Greg Palast Introduction: The Plot To Save The World 3Save us from the utopians 6The birth of Neoliberalism 9Neoliberalism's Fathers: Mises, Hayek and Friedman 13Ludwig von Mises and the “Critical Race Theory” of neoliberalism 13FA Hayek vs. the birth of Democratic Socialism 15Milton Friedman 19Neoliberalism Goes to Work 23Nationwide Neoliberalism Experiments 25Milton Friedman Hearts General Pinochet 26Neoliberalism comes to America 31Bill Clinton hearts the neoliberal revolution 35George W Bush Pushes Neoliberalism even farther 39Neoliberalism blows up in Bush's face 43Obama rescues neoliberalism from itself 46Trump attacks neoliberalism 46Biden challenges neoliberalism's core concepts 47How Neoliberalism Changed America in 40 years 48Taxes 48Trade 49Healthcare 50Education and Higher Education 51Finance 51Employment 52Homelessness 52Inflation 53Media and News 54The environment 55Privatizing the commons 55Destruction of democracy 60Breaking with 40 Years of Neoliberalism 61#TaxTheRich 62Rebuilding a middle class gutted by neoliberalism 62Trade: Returning to Alexander Hamilton's “American Plan” 66What is real wealth? 69Hamilton's 11 step plan worked for 188 years 70Tariffs built America 71But what about the cost of American-made goods? 71How China escaped neoliberalism 74America adopted neoliberalism and all I got was this made-in-China Tee Shirt 75Neoliberal trade policy rejected by South Korea 78Reverse privatization of core government functions 80Break up the monopolies 81Progressive Populism to replace progressive neoliberalism 82Standing on the edge 85NotesAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Author