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It's Never Our Fault and Other Shameless Excuses: A Compendium of Corporate Lies That Protect Profits and Thwart Progress

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

It's Never Our Fault and Other Shameless Excuses: A Compendium of Corporate Lies That Protect Profits and Thwart Progress

Contributors:

By (Author) Nick Hanauer
By (author) Joan Walsh
By (author) Donald Cohen
By (author) Zachary Roth

ISBN:

9781620977514

Publisher:

The New Press

Imprint:

The New Press

Publication Date:

7th February 2024

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

303.3720973

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

240

Dimensions:

Width 254mm, Height 203mm, Spine 15mm

Description

How can regular Americans name, blame, and shame our corporate overlords This illustrated and entertaining guide to decoding decades of free market hypocrisy and deception offers a roadmap

Since the invention of capitalism, people have gone to astonishing, often morally indefensible lengths to defend their profits, and they always use the same rhetoric: pro-social arguments to defend anti-social outcomes. The same lies again and again, over decades, keep wealth and power in the hands of the wealthy and powerful. A threadbare social safety net exposed by the pandemic Not a problem. Dramatic healthcare inequities The free market can fix it. The widespread availability of guns leading to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths per year Its not our faultits your fault. Increasing taxes on the uber-wealthy Itll kill jobs. Raise the federal minimum wage Youll only make things worse. Universal pre-kindergarten Socialism! Recognize the pattern

Its Never Our Fault (And Other Shameless Excuses) helps ordinary Americans identify this wrong-headed thinking and push back. Structured around some of the most egregious statements made by the rich and powerful over the centuries, the book identifies six bundles of lies that repeatedly thwart change on issues including climate change, social inequality, voting rights, civil rights, and more. With amazing illustrations and stylish interior design, Its Never Our Fault (And Other Shameless Excuses) gives readers the knowledge to never get conned, bamboozled, or harmed again.

Author Bio

Nick Hanauer is an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, the founder of the public policy incubator Civic Ventures, and the host of the podcast Pitchfork Economics. The co-author (with Joan Walsh, Donald Cohen, and Zachary Roth) of Corporate Bullsh*t (The New Press), he lives in Seattle.

Joan Walsh is national affairs correspondent for The Nation, the co-producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary The Sit-In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show, and the author of Whats the Matter with White People The co-author (with Nick Hanauer, Donald Cohen, and Zachary Roth) of Corporate Bullsh*t (The New Press), she lives in New York.

Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of the research and policy center In the Public Interest and the co-author (with Allen Mikaelian) of The Privatization of Everything and (with Nick Hanauer, Joan Walsh, and Zachary Roth) of Corporate Bullsh*t (both from The New Press). He lives in Los Angeles.

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