Kill it to Save it: An autopsy of capitalism's triumph over democracy - Hardcover

Corey Dolgon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1447317122 ISBN 13: 9781447317128

Publisher: Policy Press, 2017

Synopsis

How have powerful Americans convinced their fellow citizens to support policies beneficial only to the wealthy? Why have so many given up on public education, safe food and safe streets, living wages even on democracy itself? Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy. As the Progressive Left tries to understand how President Trump came to power, Corey Dolgon documents his historical, political and cultural road map. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts. Covering the post-Vietnam era to present day, Dolgon dismantles US common sense cultural discourse and explains why the endless crisis in US policy will continue until American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.

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About the Author

Dr Corey Dolgon is Professor of Sociology and Director of Community Based Learning at Stonehill College, Easton, MA, USA. He is past president of the Association for Humanist Sociology and has taught at Harvard and Clark Universities. Corey is the author of three other books including the award winning The End of the Hamptons: Scenes from the Class Struggle in America's Paradise. He has published many articles for anthologies, journals and magazines, and is the new co-editor for Critical Sociology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1447317122
• ISBN 13: 9781447317128
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320