182 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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From market crisis to market boom, from welfare to wealth care, from homelessness to helplessness, and an all-out assault on the global environment-these are just some of the indecencies of contemporary economic life that Profit Pathology takes on. Here, Michael Parenti investigates how class power is a central force in our political life and, yet, is subjected to little critical discernment. He... Read more
Part One: Class, Race, and Empire Chapter 1 Thinking about the Great Class Divide Chapter 2 Ethnicity and Exploitation: A Quick History of the Boiling Pot Chapter 3 Empire in Extremis? Some Urgent Notations Part Two: The Corporate Beast at Home Chapter 4 A Case of Death and Profits Chapter 5 Free Market Medicine: A Personal Account Chapter 6 Free Market Medicine: More True Stories Part Three: Cultural Aberrations and Other Oppressions Chapter 7 Pedophiles, Popes, Priests, Preachers, and Papa Chapter 8 Inequality: 85 Billionaires and the Poorer Half Part Four: Global Rule and Ruin Chapter 9 Capitalism, a Self-Devouring Beast Chapter 10 Profit Pathology and Disposable Planet Epilogue The Next Trip
Biography
Michael Parenti
Praise for Michael Parenti
“Michael Parenti is a towering prophetic voice in American life. We need him now more than ever.”
—Cornel West
“Radical in the true sense of the word, [Parenti] digs at the roots which . . . sustain our public consciousness.”
—Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A prolific author, a charismatic speaker, and a regular guest on radio and television talk shows, Parenti communicates his message in an accessible, provocative, and historically informed style that is unrivaled among fellow progressive activists and thinkers.”
—Aurora Online
