Description
Robert Reich’s new book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, is a highly readable discussion of how the elite in our country, the “oligarchy,” control the political system by lobbying and hiring government officials, congressmen, and senators with large salaries after they leave the government. While some corporations state they have liberal goals, those statements hid significant abuses, such as violating laws and paying fines that are less than the profits those abuses generate. This SDG will discuss the validity of those claims and the practicality of the solutions he suggests, and try to balance the discussion with outside articles that have a different point of view. (Note: This is a revision of the original SDG proposal.)
Weekly Topics
Overview
The Obsolescence of Right and Left
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase: Patriot First?
Socialism for the Rich, Harsh Capitalism for the Rest
The System of Corruption
The Silence of the CEOs
The Core Contradiction
The Vicious Cycle and From Stakeholder to Shareholder Capitalism
The Power Shift
The Last Coping Mechanism
The Triumph of the Oligarchy
The Furies: Reaction to The System
How Oligarchies Retain Power
Why Democracy Will Prevail and a Final Word
Bibliography
Robert Reich, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It (2020)
