Readers, Perpetual Students, and Thoughtful Activists!
If you haven't been to one of our book discussion meetings why not try it? Led by Malcolm "Mac" MacDonald, the discussions can be lively, engaging, and a friendly way to meet other Democrats. Come check it out:
Next Book to be Discussed will be:
Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism and the Econonmics of Destruction
by Barry C. Lynn
Overview
Barry C. Lynn, one of the most original and surprising students of the American economy, paints a genuinely alarming picture: most of our public debates about globalization, competitiveness, creative destruction, and risky finance are nothing more than a cover for the widespread consolidation of power in nearly every imaginable sector of the American economy.
Cornered strips the camouflage from the secret world of twenty-first-century monopolies-neofeudalist empires whose sheer size, vast resources, and immense political power enable the people who control to direct virtually every major industry in America in an increasingly authoritarian manner. Lynn reveals how these massive juggernauts, which would have been illegal just thirty years ago, came into being, how they have destroyed or devoured their competition, and how they collude with one another to maintain their power and create the illusion of open, competitive markets.
