Rebooting The American Dream

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Pub
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1605097063

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In this new work, Thom Hartmann covers 11 straightforward solutions to America's current problems. At the core of each is a call to reclaim economic sovereignty and to wrest control of democracy back from the corporate powers that have hijacked both America and her citizens. What's particularly unique about Hartmann's solutions is that all have been proven to work. Every single one of his 11 steps either was historically part of what built America's greatness in the past (such as enforcing the Sherman Act and breaking up big corporations or returning to a tariff-based trade policy), or has worked well in other nations (like a national single-payer healthcare system —Medicare Part ""E"" for ""Everybody""—or encouraging the growth of worker-owned cooperatives like the $6 billion Mondragon cooperative in Spain). Hartmann's solutions are essentially nonpartisan. Virtually all have been promoted at one time or another in American history by both political parties, although today most (but not all) fall into the realm of ""progressive solutions."" Both Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan will find broad areas of agreement with this book. From addressing the problem of a warming globe to the death of America's middle class to the loss of our essential liberties, Rebooting The American Dream shows how America can reclaim the vision of our Founders and the greatness we held both at home and abroad for over a century.

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781605099439

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Rebooting the American Dream by Thom Hartmann Pdf

“If we are going to live in a democracy, we need to have a healthy middle class . . . tells us what needs to be done to reclaim what it is to be American.” —Eric Utne, founder, Utne Reader America does not need an “upgrade.” For years the Right has been tampering with one of the best political operating systems ever designed. The result has been economic and environmental disaster. In this hard-hitting book, nationally syndicated radio and television host and bestselling author Thom Hartmann outlines eleven common-sense proposals, deeply rooted in America’s history, that will once again make America strong and Americans—not corporations and billionaires—prosperous. Some of these ideas will be controversial to both the Left and the Right, but the litmus test for each is not political correctness—but whether or not it serves to revitalize this country we all love and make life better for its citizens.

Author : Robert J. Ringer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Free enterprise
ISBN : UOM:39015003655225

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Restoring the American Dream by Robert J. Ringer Pdf

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781459625211

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Rebooting the American Dream by Thom Hartmann Pdf

Bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann offers readers 11 straightforward solutions to America's most pressing issues....

Author : Ray Wu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1475238118

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Anti Social: Rebooting Capitalism and the American Dream by Ray Wu Pdf

Is capitalism evil? That seems to be the narrative that has emerged in the wake of the burst housing bubble. This book reexamines what we "know" about capitalism. This reexamining is based on the author's personal journey over the last couple of years to try and understand what caused the housing bubble in the first place. While this book promotes what the author believes are the benefits of capitalism, everyday examples are used to let you compare what is presented with your own personal experiences. Give it a read and be a part of rebooting the American Dream!

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781523004393

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The Hidden History of American Democracy by Thom Hartmann Pdf

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann paves the way to saving our democracy. In this powerful, sweeping history and analysis of American democracy, Thom Hartmann shows how democracy is the one form of governance most likely to produce peace and happiness among people. With the violent exception of the Civil War, American democracy resisted the pressure to disintegrate into factionalism for nearly two centuries, and now our very system of democratic elections is at stake. So how do we save our democracy? Hartmann's newest book in the celebrated Hidden History Series offers a clear call to action and a set of solutions with road maps for individuals and communities to follow to create a safer, more just society and a more equitable and prosperous economy.

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523091652

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The Hidden History of American Healthcare by Thom Hartmann Pdf

Popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how and why attempts to implement affordable universal healthcare in the United States have been thwarted and what we can do to finally make it a reality. "For-profit health insurance is the largest con job ever perpetrated on the American people—one that has cost trillions of dollars and millions of lives since the 1940s,” says Thom Hartmann. Other countries have shown us that affordable universal healthcare is not only possible but also effective and efficient. Taiwan's single-payer system saved the country a fortune as well as saving lives during the coronavirus pandemic, enabling the country to implement a nationwide coronavirus test-and-contact-trace program without shutting down the economy. This resulted in just ten deaths, while more than 500,000 people have died in the United States. Hartmann offers a deep dive into the shameful history of American healthcare, showing how greed, racism, and oligarchic corruption led to the current “sickness for profit” system. Modern attempts to create versions of government healthcare have been hobbled at every turn, including Obamacare. There is a simple solution: Medicare for all. Hartmann outlines the extraordinary benefits this system would provide the American people and economy and the steps we need to take to make it a reality. It's time for America to join every industrialized country in the world and make health a right, not a privilege.

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781523091591

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The Hidden History of American Oligarchy by Thom Hartmann Pdf

Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the history of the battle against oligarchy in America—and how we can win the latest round. Billionaire oligarchs want to own our republic, and they're nearly there thanks to legislation and Supreme Court decisions that they have essentially bought. They put Trump and his political allies into office and support a vast network of think tanks, publications, and social media that every day push our nation closer and closer to police-state tyranny. The United States was born in a struggle against the oligarchs of the British aristocracy, and ever since then the history of America has been one of dynamic tension between democracy and oligarchy. And much like the shock of the 1929 crash woke America up to glaring inequality and the ongoing theft of democracy by that generation's oligarchs, the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has laid bare how extensively oligarchs have looted our nation's economic system, gutted governmental institutions, and stolen the wealth of the former middle class. Thom Hartmann traces the history of this struggle against oligarchy from America's founding to the United States' war with the feudal Confederacy to President Franklin Roosevelt's struggle against “economic royalists,” who wanted to block the New Deal. In each of those cases, the oligarchs lost the battle. But with increasing right-wing control of the media, unlimited campaign contributions, and a conservative takeover of the judicial system, we're at a crisis point. Now is the time for action, before we flip into tyranny. We've beaten the oligarchs before, and we can do it again. Hartmann lays out practical measures we can take to break up media monopolies, limit the influence of money in politics, reclaim the wealth stolen over decades by the oligarchy, and build a movement that will return control of America to We the People.

Author : Jillian Jimenez,Eileen Mayers Pasztor,Ruth M. Chambers,Cheryl Pearlman Fujii
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483312750

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Social Policy and Social Change by Jillian Jimenez,Eileen Mayers Pasztor,Ruth M. Chambers,Cheryl Pearlman Fujii Pdf

The Second Edition of Social Policy and Social Change is a timely examination of the field, unique in its inclusion of both a historical analysis of problems and policy and an exploration of how capitalism and the market economy have contributed to them. The New Edition of this seminal text examines issues of discrimination, health care, housing, income, and child welfare and considers the policies that strive to improve them. With a focus on how domestic social policies can be transformed to promote social justice for all groups, Jimenez et al. consider the impact of globalization in the United States while addressing developing concerns now emerging in the global village.

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781523001040

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The Hidden History of Big Brother in America by Thom Hartmann Pdf

America's most popular progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann reveals how the government and corporate America misuse our personal data and shows how we can reclaim our privacy. Most Americans are worried about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but many people don't fully understand the details of how their information is being adapted and misused. In this thought-provoking and accessible book, Thom Hartmann reveals exactly how the government and corporations are tracking our every online move and using our data to buy elections, employ social control, and monetize our lives. Hartmann uses extensive, vivid examples to highlight the consequences of Big Data on all aspects of our lives. He traces the history of surveillance and social control, looking back to how Big Brother invented whiteness to keep order and how surveillance began to be employed as a way to modify behavior. As he states, “The goal of those who violate privacy and use surveillance is almost always social control and behavior modification.” Along with covering the history, Hartmann shows how we got to where we are today, how China—with its new Social Credit System—serves as a warning, and how we can and must avoid a similarly dystopian future. By delving into the Constitutional right to privacy, Hartmann reminds us of our civil right and shows how we can restore it.

Author : Mickey Huff,Peter Phillips,Project Censored
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781609801939

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Censored 2011 by Mickey Huff,Peter Phillips,Project Censored Pdf

The yearly volumes of Censored, in continuous publication since 1976 and since 1995 available through Seven Stories Press, is dedicated to the stories that ought to be top features on the nightly news, but that are missing because of media bias and self-censorship. The top stories are listed democratically in order of importance according to students, faculty, and a national panel of judges. Each of the top stories is presented at length, alongside updates from the investigative reporters who broke the stories.

Author : Peter Bruck
Publisher : Ernst Klett Sprachen
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3125136105

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The American dream by Peter Bruck Pdf

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781609945602

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The Thom Hartmann Reader by Thom Hartmann Pdf

Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cause of so many of our social and environmental ills. You’ll hear from Hartmann on how to keep our schools from treating children like assembly line products, why attention deficit disorder is not an affliction, what cloudy Germany can teach us about solar energy, and much more. Fascinating as these essays are, they’re ultimately meant to inspire you to action. As Hartmann says at the end of every radio program, “Get out there, get active! Tag, you’re it!”

Author : Thom Hartmann
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781523002337

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The Hidden History of Neoliberalism by Thom Hartmann Pdf

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. With four decades of neoliberal rule coming to an end, America is at a crossroads. 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-a set of capitalistic philosophies favoring free trade, low taxes on the rich, financial austerity, and deregulation of big business-up to the present day. Hartmann explains how neoliberalism was sold as a cure for wars and the Great Depression. He outlines the destructive impact that it has had on America, looking at how it has increased poverty, damaged the middle class, and corrupted our nation's politics. America is standing on the edge of a new progressive era. We can continue down the road to a neoliberal oligarchy, as supported by many of the nation's billionaires and giant corporations. Or we can choose to return to Keynesian economics and Alexander Hamilton's American Plan by raising taxes on the rich, reversing free trade, and building a society that works for all.

Author : Tristram Riley-Smith
Publisher : Constable
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849015707

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The Cracked Bell by Tristram Riley-Smith Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, Tristram Riley-Smith charts the cultural landscape of a conflicted America in the opening decade of the 21st Century and addresses two key questions: Why is it that a nation that is so clear about its destiny leaves the world confused about its direction of travel; and why is it that a people intent on the pursuit of happiness appears so unsettled? Delving beneath the chaotic surface of American society, Riley-Smith exposes the enduring fault-lines in the cultural bedrock. In doing so, he offers up a panoramic snapshot of American society, flash-lit by the thunderbolts of '9/11', Hurricane Katrina, the 2008 Credit Crash and the inauguration of President Obama. The Cracked Bell gets to the heart of what it means to live in Obama's America, addressing questions of identity and power, belief and value, liberty and law, innovation and tradition, commerce and consumption, nature and civilization, war and peace.