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Adrift : America in 100 charts / Scott Galloway.

Galloway, Scott, (author.). Lukova, Luba, (artist.).

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"We are only just beginning to reckon with our post-pandemic future. As political extremism intensifies, the great resignation affects businesses everywhere, and supply chain issues crush bottom lines, we're faced with daunting questions - is our democracy under threat? How will Big Tech change our lives? What does job security look like for me? America is on the brink of massive change - change that will disrupt the workings of our economy and drastically impact the financial backbone of our nation: the middle class. In Adrift, Galloway looks to the past - from 1945 to present day - to explain just how America arrived at this precipice. Telling the story of our nation through 100 charts, Galloway demonstrates how crises such as Jim Crow, World War II, and the Stock Market Crash of 2008, as well as the escalating power of technology, an entrenched white patriarchy, and the socio-economic effects of the pandemic, created today's perfect storm. Adrift attempts to make sense of it all, and offers Galloway's unique take on where we're headed and who we'll become, touching on topics as wide-ranging as online dating to minimum wage to the American dream. Just as in 1945 and 1980, America is once again a nation at a crossroads. This time, what will it take for our nation to keep up with the fast and violent changes to our new world?" -- Publisher marketing.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593542408
  • ISBN: 0593542401
  • Physical Description: 299 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Portfolio/Penguin, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: America > Economic conditions.
Business > Economic conditions.
Income distribution.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Radicals.
Labor movement.
Social classes.
Economic development.

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Adrift : America in 100 Charts
Adrift : America in 100 Charts
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Adrift : America in 100 Charts

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Preface: Ballastp. 1
1Rise of the Shareholder Classp. 11
1    Trickle-Down Tax Planp. 14
2    Changing Sentimentsp. 16
3    Declining Infrastructurep. 18
4    Healthcare Cutbacksp. 20
5    Labor Loses Its Voicep. 22
6    The LBO Boomp. 24
7    Productivity Soars, Compensation Stagnatesp. 26
8    Income Inequalityp. 28
9    An Overwhelmed IRSp. 30
10    The Offshoring Explosionp. 32
11    Stock Market Participationp. 34
2The World We Madep. 37
12    Productivity Revolutionp. 40
13    Billions of People Work Their Way Out of Povertyp. 42
14    Health Is Wealthp. 44
15    A New World Orderp. 46
16    Freedom of Movementp. 48
17    The Red Blood Cells of the Consumer Economyp. 50
18    The Digital Agep. 52
19    Accelerating Technological Advancementp. 54
20    U.S. Institutions = Genius Factoriesp. 56
21    Assisting Humanityp. 58
3Idolatry of Innovatorsp. 61
22    Turning Away From Community Organizationsp. 64
23    Water Safety in the Richest Country in the Worldp. 66
24    Privatized R&D = Privatized Progressp. 68
25    College Has Become the Entry Requirement to the Middle Classp. 70
26    The Gross Idolatry of Innovators ... by Innovatorsp. 72
27    Power Gamesp. 74
28    The Entrenchment of Wealthp. 76
29    It's Never Been Easier to Be a Trillion-Dollar Companyp. 78
30    The MDMA Dealer of Capitalism Is the Corporate Communications Execp. 80
31    D.C. = HQ2p. 82
32    Perspectivep. 84
4Hunger Gamesp. 87
33    The Great Divergencep. 90
34    It's Wealthy at the Topp. 92
35    From Lopsided to Dystopianp. 94
36    Invasive Speciesp. 96
37    The Minimum Wage Is Decades Behindp. 98
38    What Are Our Priorities?p. 100
39    Financialization and Asset Inflationp. 102
40    Asset Inflation Comes Homep. 104
41    An Assault on America's Prosperityp. 106
42    Another Covid Crimep. 108
43    The U.S. Healthcare System Is Embarrassingly Inefficientp. 110
44    Waking Up From the American Dreamp. 112
5The Attention Economyp. 115
45    We're All Addicted to Our Phonesp. 118
46    Digital Billboardsp. 120
47    Decline of the Newsp. 122
48    Triggeredp. 124
49    Liar, Liarp. 126
50    "Political" Censorshipp. 128
51    Fake Newsp. 130
52    Media Fuels Misunderstanding About Crimep. 132
53    Relationship Statusp. 134
6House of Cardsp. 137
54    Marriage Rates Are at Record Lowsp. 140
55    Women Value Earning Potential in Male Partnersp. 142
56    Men's Share of College Enrollment at Record Lowsp. 144
57    Online Dating Apps Are More Inequitable Than Almost Anywhere on Earthp. 146
58    Political Divides Become Social Dividesp. 148
59    Failure to Leavep. 150
60    Population Growth Is Slowing to Great Depression Levelsp. 152
61    Created Equalp. 154
62    Mass Murder Is a Uniquely Male Crimep. 156
63    The Long-Term Erosion of Trust in the Federal Governmentp. 158
64    Old Money, Old Problemsp. 160
65    Those Funding the Future Reflect the Pastp. 162
7Threatsp. 165
66    The United States Retains the Titlep. 168
67    The Dominance of the U.S. Dollarp. 170
68    China Has Replaced the U.S. as the Most Popular Trading Partnerp. 172
69    The U.S. Gets Less for Its Military Dollarp. 174
70    Military Spending Doesn't Always Equate to Effectivenessp. 176
71    Chinese Leadership in Military Dronesp. 178
72    Does Our Budget Allocation Align With Our Threats?p. 180
73    Erosion of the World's Most Important Brandp. 182
74    The U.S. Is No Longer the World's Laboratoryp. 184
75    Clean Energy's Silk Road Runs Through Chinap. 186
76    The Spawning Ground for Capitalism's Apex Predatorsp. 188
8The Bright Side of Instabilityp. 191
77    Crises Trigger Growthp. 194
78    Resetting Expectationsp. 196
79    Surging Startupsp. 198
80    Immigrants Are the Original Entrepreneursp. 200
81    Seeking Refugep. 202
82    Getting Bankedp. 204
9Possible Futuresp. 207
83    Printing Our Way to Prosperityp. 210
84    Drowning in Cashp. 212
85    Investment in the Social Safety Netp. 214
86    Smothered by the Safety Netp. 216
87    Metadystopiap. 218
88    Fast Futurep. 220
89    Space Is Lonely Without Friendsp. 222
10What We Must Dop. 225
90    Simplify the Tax Codep. 228
91    Rebuild the Regulatory Systemp. 230
92    Restore the Algebra of Deterrencep. 232
93    Reform Section 230p. 234
94    Rethink the Land of the Free Incarceratedp. 236
95    Enact a One-Time Wealth Taxp. 238
96    Rebrand Nuclearp. 240
97    Support Children and Family Formationp. 242
98    Reform Higher Edp. 244
99    Enable Other Pathways for Upward Mobilityp. 246
100    Invest in National Servicep. 248
Conclusionp. 250
Acknowledgmentsp. 254
Notesp. 256

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