Kill it to save it : an autopsy of capitalism's triumph over democracy by Dolgon, Corey, author instant download

Kill it to save it : an autopsy of capitalism's triumph over democracy by Dolgon, Corey, author instant download

1 online resource (308 pages), For decades, American voters have been convinced to support public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract consent from citizens whose own self-interest and collective well-being are constantly denied? And why do so many Americans seem to have given up on quality public education, on safe food and safe streets, on living wages - even on democracy itself? This book lays bare the hypocrisy of contemporary US political discourse, documenting the historical and theoretical trajectory of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Tackling the interconnected issues of globalization, neoliberalism, and declining public institutions, the author argues that American citizens now accept reform policies that destroy the public sector (seemingly in the public interest) and a political culture that embraces what Stephen Colbert calls \"truthiness\" - a willingness to agree to arguments that feel right \"in the gut\" regardless of fancy science or messy facts. In a narrative that stretches from the post-Vietnam War era to the present parade of political reality TV and debates over Black Lives Matter, the author dismantles US common-sense cultural discourse, Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-291) and index, Introduction : In My Life -- The Strange Life of Kill it to Save it : Origins, Theories and Myths. The Vietnamization of America ; Mourning Again in America -- Learning American Style : The Life and Death of American Education. How the Knowledge Economy Killed Knowledge, and Other Scary Stories Out of School ; The University Burns While the Knowledge Factory Hums -- Junk Food, Junk Science, and Junk Freedom : Life and Death in America. Industrialized Food and Industrialized Farmers ; Junk Food, Junk Science and a Bad Case of Mad Truth Disease ; Junk Freedom, Broken Windows, and Black Lives Matter -- The Life and Death of America's Economy and Government. Beyond Voodoo Economics : The Myth of Marco Rubio ;