Robert Reich Bücher

Früher gab es einfach nur Kapitalismus. Heute gibt es den Superkapitalismus. Unter dem Druck der globalen Konkurrenz und der Finanzmärkte haben die einzelnen Unternehmen an Macht verloren, hat die Wirtschaft insgesamt an Dynamik und Stärke gewonnen. Sie expandiert und nutzt alle Mittel, bemächtigt sich der Politik und gefährdet so die Demokratie. Dieser Konflikt steckt in jedem von uns. Wir sind Anleger und Verbraucher und als solche werden wir von der Wirtschaft gut bedient. Zugleich sind wir Bürger und spüren die Schwäche der von der Wirtschaft dominierten Politik. Robert Reich ruft dazu auf, unsere bürgerlichen Interessen wieder klar zu erkennen und den Superkapitalismus aus der Politik zu verbannen.

Collection of thirteen essays of leading politicians, entrepreneurs, sociologists, investors etc. examining the need of a new social system as a result of the digital revolution.

Kapitalismuskritik von Robert B. Reich Der Kapitalismus zerstört sich selbst, wenn er auf den Profit der wenigen setzt, sagt Robert B. Reich, Ikone der amerikanischen Linken. Dabei geht es nicht um die Frage, ob wir mehr Markt oder mehr Staat brauchen, sondern wer welche Spielregeln setzt. Denn die Marktregeln, die sich eine Gesellschaft gibt, spiegeln, was sie für gut und fair hält. Amerika, das kurz vor der Präsidentschaftswahl steht, ist ein zweifelhaftes Vorbild, denn der Unmut in der Bevölkerung über die immer stärkere Machtkonzentration wächst. Sie spaltet Establishment und Anti-Establishment, Arm und Reich. Doch es ist nicht zu spät, den Kapitalismus zu retten: für alle, nicht für 1 Prozent. - Reich warnt ins seinem Buch vor einer gegenwärtigen Entwicklung, die weder ökonomisch noch politisch nachhaltig ist. - Reich ist überzeugt: Politische Ökonomien, die den größten Teil ihrer Gewinne einer kleinen Gruppe an der Spitze zuteilen, sind ihrem Wesen nach instabil. „Reich liefert den schlagenden Beweis dafür, dass die zunehmende Ungleichheit politische Entscheidungen spiegelt, die auch in eine ganz andere Richtung hätten gehen können … ›Rettet den Kapitalismus‹ ist in unserer gegenwärtigen Lage ein sehr guter Lotse.“ The New York Review of Books

This collection features impactful, straightforward quotes that highlight Bernie Sanders's role as a leading figure in the movement for change. As the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history and a current senator from Vermont, Sanders is actively campaigning for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. His events attract hundreds of thousands eager to hear his insights on various pressing issues, including political corruption, wealth distribution, international relations, immigration, health care, climate change, education, and equality. Known for his strong stance on economic and environmental matters, Sanders identifies as a democratic socialist. He advocates for free tuition at state colleges, criticizes Wall Street practices, calls for a higher minimum wage, and seeks tax reform. His proposals include significant health-care changes, support for veterans and seniors, and proactive measures against climate change. His campaign slogan, “A political revolution,” encapsulates his belief in the need for comprehensive economic, social, and political reform. As his grassroots movement gains momentum, his social media presence grows, and attendance at his events reaches new heights. Feel the Bern!

From the bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good , comes an urgent analysis of how the "rigged" systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change.There is a mounting sense that our political-economic system is no longer working, but what is the core problem and how do we remedy it? With the characteristic clarity and passion that have made him a central civil voice, bestselling author of Saving Capitalism and The Common Good Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have combined to install an oligarchy and undermine democracy. Reich exposes the myths of meritocracy, national competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, the “free market,” and the political “center,” all of which are used by those at the top to divert attention from their takeover of the system and to justify their accumulation of even more wealth and power. In demystifying the current system, Reich reveals where power actually lies and how it is wielded, and invites us to reclaim power and remake the system for all.

A powerful and grippingly readable intervention into the 2020 US presidential election campaign, by the Newsweek and Guardian columnist, The System argues that the USA has become an oligarchy, run by and for the benefit of a tiny minority of the super-rich, with consequences that impact on the entire world.

Do you recall a time when the income of a single schoolteacher or baker or salesman or mechanic was enough to buy a home, have two cars, and raise a family? Robert Reich does – in the 1950s his father sold clothes to factory workers and the family earnt enough to live comfortably. Today, this middle class is rapidly shrinking: American income inequality and wealth disparity is the greatest it’s been in eighty years. As Reich, who served in three US administrations, shows, the threat to capitalism is no longer communism or fascism but a steady undermining of the trust modern societies need for growth and stability. With an exclusive chapter for Icon’s edition, Saving Capitalism is passionate yet practical, sweeping yet exactingly argued, a revelatory indictment of the economic status quo and an empowering call to action.

Updated for paperback publication, Aftershock is a brilliant reading of the causes of our current economic crisis, with a plan for dealing with its challenging aftermath. When the nation’s economy foundered in 2008, blame was directed almost universally at Wall Street bankers. But Robert B. Reich, one of our most experienced and trusted voices on public policy, suggests another reason for the meltdown. Our real problem, he argues, lies in the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of the richest Americans, while stagnant wages and rising costs have forced the middle class to go deep into debt. Reich’s thoughtful and detailed account of where we are headed over the next decades—and how we can fix our economic system—is a practical, humane, and much-needed blueprint for restoring America’s economy and rebuilding our society.