Invisible Doctrine: The secret history of neoliberalism, George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison.

[raccoon]

I just finished this book. Short book and it's great.

British journalist and environmental activist Monbiot and filmmaker Hutchison mount a damning, persuasive critique of neoliberalism, an ideology that exalts capitalism and greed. ...neoliberalism, the authors assert, has caused or contributed to economic inequality; “diseases of despair” such as suicides and overdoses; the erosion of the tax base, resulting in a lack of public funding for health, education, and infrastructure; and the advent of demagogues...who have been enabled by neoliberal ideologues who promote the mantra that competition, deregulation, and privatization will lead to wealth that will enrich everyone. However, the authors warn, freedom from regulation benefits only the very wealthy, leading to the exploitation and endangerment of workers, environmental damage, and the kinds of “exotic financial instruments” that caused the financial crisis of 2008. ... neoliberals blame ordinary people for crises. They promote the idea that personal changes can be solutions, urging citizens to recycle while their enterprises loot natural resources. Neoliberalism has coopted both political parties, established influential think tanks, and found supporters in the press.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/george-monbiot/invisible-doctrine/

[BoRaGard]

1. Piss poor name for the ideology

maybe "piggyism" is a better fit?

[jmbar2]

2. This sounds very interesting - thanks for posting

I'm very interested in this topic. The uber rich are destroying everything. They have everything they could possibly want.

I hope we can find a way to stop them.