The Privatization of Everything: How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed Ame

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Privatization of Everything by Donald Cohen, Allen Mikaelian "Americas leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian show us how to prevent the private takeover of our cherished public resources"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description NOW IN PAPERBACK The book the American Prospect calls "an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern," by Americas leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian"An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons." -Naomi KleinA sweeping expos of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracy, the hardcover edition of The Privatization of Everything elicited a wide spectrum of praise: Kirkus Reviews hailed it as "a strong, economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains," Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list, calling it "a far-reaching, comprehensible, and necessary book," and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a "persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best."From Diane Ravitch ("an important new book about the dangers of privatization") to Heather McGhee ("a well-researched call to action"), the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself, covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives, from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens can-and are-wresting back what is ours: A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back well-funded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code."Enlightening and sobering" (Rosanne Cash), The Privatization of Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what Cash calls "a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice [that] can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take pride in citizenship." Author Biography 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 and Joan Walsh) of Corporate Bullsh*t (both from The New Press). He lives in Los Angeles.Allen Mikaelian (The New Press), he lives in Washington, DC. Review Praise for The Privatization of Everything:"Deserves a wide readership, and would be an informative and appropriate addition to courses in urban politics and public administration, but also potentially courses on democratic theory, American politics, and contemporary political economy. "—Journal of Urban Affairs"Cohen and Mikaelian have written a seminal book on how government went wrong in the age of Reagan—an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern."—The American Prospect"Privatization has become disturbingly widespread, as Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian show in their new book, The Privatization of Everything, seeping into every aspect of our society, from our schools, to our food inspection, to weather forecasting, to even the administration of our public welfare systems."—The New Republic"A strong, economics-based argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gains."—Kirkus Reviews "[An] impassioned and well-informed cri de coeur that the decades-long trend of privatizing public services in the U.S. has been a disaster for the average citizen."—Publishers Weekly "The Privatization of Everything is not just an invaluable critique of corporate Americas fifty-year campaign to turn public goods into private profit centers—it also includes reproducible examples of successful anti-privatization fights."—Labor Notes "The book demonstrates why racial justice is a foundational principle for our democracy and how the racialized dismantling of the public is an attack on our core values as a nation. Racial justice and democracy are inextricably intertwined, and we cannot have one without the other. Both require robust public institutions driven by our values. The authors provide compelling, detailed and unassailable history and case studies on how privatization impoverishes our government and divides our people from each other. It is a powerful call to end these practices and build our public institutions through an equitable vision. We would be wise to heed that call."—Glenn Harris, president, Race Forward"From water systems to private prisons, charter schools to exclusive patents on life-saving drugs, Cohen and Mikaelian describe an astonishing array of privatization scams and schemes and, helpfully, where some communities are successfully resisting."—Annie Leonard, executive director, Greenpeace USA, and author of The Story of Stuff "Brilliantly distills and illustrates the critically important idea that our public goods should be controlled by the American people."—Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains "Connects the dots between privatization and our current political crisis, showing how it has been enabled by and fed racism and the deterioration of our democratic culture. A must-read for policymakers and activists who want to rebuild government and democracy."—Deepak Bhargava, distinguished lecturer, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, and former director, Center for Community Change "A well-researched call to action that reveals with crystal clarity the stakes of the stealth project to destroy the commons."—Heather McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together "A compelling and poignant case for why our public goods deserve to be in the hands of the public and how privatization exploits our most vulnerable while exacerbating social, political, health, and economic barriers to equality."—Rosa DeLauro, congresswoman and author of The Least Among Us "Brings us up to speed on one of the most important shifts in our political economy in a generation. And somehow makes it a fun read!"—George Geohl, director, Peoples Action "Exposes with incredible detail and acuity the market-driven, anti-government ideology that now pervades every corner of our society, and offers a rousing defense of public goods as essential to our collective well-being."—Astra Taylor, author of Democracy May Not Exist, but Well Miss It When Its Gone "The issue of privatization is one of the subtlest, most insidious bait-and-switch schemes of the last century. It happened gradually but relentlessly, and so it is the hardest kind of problem to address. The Privatization of Everything tells us how. Every American should read this book."—Abigail Disney, activist and filmmaker "A dozen years ago, after years of organizing against and research about privatization as it spread across all sectors, we concluded that Damn! They really do want it all. The Privatization of Everything skillfully documents the extent to which this is even more true today, and how we can fight to take back whats rightfully ours."—Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich, authors of The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy "A passionate defense of the idea of public goods and a detailed account of the myriad problems that are caused by turning them over to private corporations. Exploring the gritty, compromised way that privatization actually works cuts through ideological celebrations of the markets glories and offers a political language with which to defend the public sector."—Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Businessmens Crusade Against the New Deal"Pulls the lid off one of the longest cons in American history—the wholesale privatization of public goods, which enriches the wealthy and corporations while immiserating everyone else. For the last four decades weve been scammed into selling our infrastructure, our public health, and even our drinking water to for-profit businesses. This book cogently explains how we can stop the scammers and retake the public sector, creating a more prosperous future for everyone."—Nick Hanauer, entrepreneur and author of Its Never Our Fault (And Other Shameless Excuses)"The Privatization of Everything reveals how the private sector has taken over public functions—from providing clean water to forecasting the weather—long performed better and less expensively by government agencies, and how taking back public control will make us a better, healthier country."—David Michaels, former administrator of OSHA and author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception "Pulls back the curtain on the multi-decade effort by profiteers to privatize and monetize Americas public goods at the expense of the American people. This book is a must-read for anyone who values the importance of our public schools, libraries, transit and health systems and a clean and healthy environment in creating vibrant communities and a strong democracy. Public goods are indeed for the common good and its vital we turn the tide on the privatization agenda that has only succeeded in draining our communities and making the rich richer and Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian give us the road map to do just that."—Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers "Enlightening and sobering. It is a relief to have a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice who can carefully parse out complex issues for those of us who take pride in citizenship, and have a deep interest in policy."—Rosanne Cash "In the face of pandemic and catastrophic climate change, our atomized, privatized society does not and cannot provide for our well-being. The Privatization of Everything explains how we arrived at this critical juncture and where we must go from here. This fascinating, lively book reveals how, over decades, the American publics power over essential goods, including everything from water and roads to education and health care, has been transferred into the hands of corporate entities that, by definition, seek private profit over the public interest. It is a clarion call to reclaim our citizenship and rebuild the public sphere."—Vanessa Williamson, senior fellow, Brookings Institution, and author of Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes "The Privatization of Everything warns of the dangers of leaving our collective future and well-being in the hands of private market interest alone. We lose sight of our interdependence and create barriers to the care and support we all need. The books clarion call for a movement for the public good is just what we need to build a caring economy and society, rooted in the complexities of humanity."—Ai-jen Poo, executive director, National Domestic Workers Alliance "An important and groundbreaking book, detailing the decades-long campaign/grift to turn public goods and services into private profit-centers. Instead of saving the taxpayers money, the scheme enriched private business at the expense of both our pocketbooks and civic life. Weve been had and Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian show us exactly how the scheme worked—and what we as Americans can do to fight back."—Helaine Olen, author of Pound Foolish "In The Privatization of Everything, Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian expose how right-wing ideology and class profit-seeking masquerading as social science undermined our national interests and values over many decades. Cohen and Mikaelian reframe the concepts of democracy, freedom, competition, and efficiency in this timely and essential book."—Thea Mei Lee, deputy undersecretary for International Labor Affairs and former president of the Economic Policy Institute "Nearly fifty years ago, large corporations and their Wall Street backers adopted a two-pronged strategy to seize power: they would use monopolization to concentrate control over our markets and privatization to assume the authority of government itself. This smart and engaging book moves far beyond the conventional debates about privatization. Filled with shocking stories of the cooptation of democracy by corporate interests, it shows that whats at stake is nothing short of our liberty as a free and self-governing people."—Stacy Mitchell, co-director, Institute for Local Self-Reliance "Essential reading for understanding big businesss movement to privatize public goods and how we can fight back and create an economy that works for all."—Dorian Warren, president, Community Change Promotional The New Press Long Description The book the American Prospect calls "an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern," by Americas leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historian "An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons." --Naomi Klein A sweeping expos Review Quote Praise for The Privatization of Everything: "From water systems to private prisons, charter schools to exclusive patents on life-saving drugs, Cohen and Mikaelian describe an astonishing array of privatization scams and schemes and, helpfully, where some communities are successfully resisting." --Annie Leonard, executive director, Greenpeace USA, and author of The Story of Stuff "Brilliantly distills and illustrates the critically important idea that our public goods should be controlled by the American people." --Nancy MacLean, author of Democracy in Chains "Connects the dots between privatization and our current political crisis, showing how it has been enabled by and fed racism and the deterioration of our democratic culture. A must-read for policymakers and activists who want to rebuild government and democracy." --Deepak Bhargava, distinguished lecturer, CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, and former director, Center for Community Change "A well-researched call to action that reveals with crystal clarity the stakes of the stealth project to destroy the commons." --Heather McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together "A compelling and poignant case for why our public goods deserve to be in the hands of the public and how privatization exploits our most vulnerable while exacerbating social, political, health, and economic barriers to equality." --Rosa DeLauro, congresswoman and author of The Least Among Us "Brings us up to speed on one of the most important shifts in our political economy in a generation. And somehow makes it a fun read!" --George Geohl, director, Peoples Action "Exposes with incredible detail and acuity the market-driven, anti-government ideology that now pervades every corner of our society, and offers a rousing defense of public goods as essential to our collective well-being." --Astra Taylor, author of Democracy May Not Exist, but Well Miss It When Its Gone "The issue of privatization is one of the subtlest, most insidious bait-and-switch schemes of the last century. It happened gradually but relentlessly, and so it is the hardest kind of problem to address. The Privatization of Everything tells us how. Every American should read this book." --Abigail Disney, activist and filmmaker "A dozen years ago, after years of organizing against and research about privatization as it spread across all sectors, we concluded that Damn! They really do want it all. The Privatization of Everything skillfully documents the extent to which this is even more true today, and how we can fight to take back whats rightfully ours." --Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich, authors of The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy "A passionate defense of the idea of public goods and a detailed account of the myriad problems that are caused by turning them over to private corporations. Exploring the gritty, compromised way that privatization actually works cuts through ideological celebrations of the markets glories and offers a political language with which to defend the public sector." --Kim Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Businessmens Crusade Against the New Deal "Pulls the lid off one of the longest cons in American history--the wholesale privatization of public goods, which enriches the wealthy and corporations while immiserating everyone else. For the last four decades weve been scammed into selling our infrastructure, our public health, and even our drinking water to for-profit businesses. This book cogently explains how we can stop the scammers and retake the public sector, creating a more prosperous future for everyone."--Nick Hanauer "The Privatization of Everything reveals how the private sector has taken over public functions--from providing clean water to forecasting the weather--long performed better and less expensively by government agencies, and how taking back public control will make us a better, healthier country." --David Michaels, former administrator of OSHA and author of The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception "Pulls back the curtain on the multi-decade effort by profiteers to privatize and monetize Americas public goods at the expense of the American people. This book is a must-read for anyone who values the importance our public schools, libraries, transit and health systems and a clean and healthy environment play in creating vibrant communities and a strong democracy. Public goods are indeed for the common good and its vital we turn the tide on the privatization agenda that has only succeeded in draining our communities and making the rich richer and Donald Cohen and Allen Mikaelian give us the road map to do just that." --Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers Description for Sales People First trade book to synthesize the topic across a range of fields: There are a number of academic books on privatization, and there are issue-specific trade books (on the privatization of education, for instance), but no good trade book that synthesizes the argument against privatization across a range of fields to make a broader argument for "the public good." Media Savvy author: Donald Cohen has appeared on Diane Rehm, KCET in LA, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg News, KPBS-TV in San Diego, Surviving the American Dream with Hedrick Smith (nationally syndicated on PBS TV stations), Michael Krasny/KQED, Rick Smith Show (Philadelphia), which Way LA (KCRW), and is on many producers call lists. Sales Track: Mikaelian is the best-selling author (with Mike Wallace) of Medal of Honor. Rich History of the Topic: Mikaelian is a trained historian, and the book is chock-a-block with fascinating stories from the history of privatization, from the Erie Canal and the rise of charter schools to for-profit colleges and Accuweather. In the news: Cohen has a steady stream of op-eds pegged to news events and will use these to promote the book. He has had pieces appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Huffington Post, Reuters, USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Truthout, Common Dreams, Philadelphia Inquirer, The American Prospect, The Nation, Dissent, and many others. Platform: In The Public Interests weekly email newsletter list has 8,500 subscribers, and works extensively with large national grassroots and advocacy networks--AFL-CIO, SEIU, ACLU, Southern Poverty Law Center, Partnership for Working Families, Food and Water Watch, Center for Popular Democracy, Economic Policy Institute, Public Citizen, etc. These groups will help amplify news of the book. Details ISBN1620976536 Author Allen Mikaelian Short Title Not up for Grabs Publisher The New Press Language English ISBN-10 1620976536 ISBN-13 9781620976531 Format Hardcover Pages 320 Imprint The New Press Country of Publication United Kingdom Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-01-06 NZ Release Date 2022-01-06 UK Release Date 2022-01-06 Subtitle How the Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back DEWEY 338.97305 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-02-28 Alternative 9781620977972 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:136071527;

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