Snag Paul Krugman's New Book Today

[Omaha Steve]

https://unionshop.aflcio.org/The_Conscience_of_a_Liberal_P1276C34.cfm

Paul Krugman—a New York Times columnist, Princeton economist and bestselling author—has released a book calling on the new progressive majority to “pursue an unabashedly liberal program of expanding the social safety net and reducing inequality—a new New Deal.”

“The Conscience of a Liberal” looks at the past 80 years of American history from the reforms that tamed the harsh inequality of the Gilded Age to the unraveling of that achievement and the re-emergence of immense economic and political inequality since the 1970s.

The book aims to galvanize today's progressives, while outlining a program for change, which includes universal health care as the centerpiece of reform.



In “Supercapitalism," Robert Reich, labor secretary during the Clinton administration, presents a breakthrough book on the clash between capitalism and democracy. Reich explains how widening inequalities of income and wealth, heightened job insecurity and the spreading effects of global warming are the logical outcomes of supercapitalism.



“What’s Class Got to Do With It?" is a collection of essays (edited by Michael Zweig) that seek to expose hidden issues of class conflict both in the American economic system as well as globally. The contributors argue that class identity in the United States has been hidden for too long. The essays cover the relation of class to race and gender, to globalization and public policy, and to the lives of young adults.



Remember, when you purchase all three of these great books, you will receive a 20 percent discount off your total: https://unionshop.aflcio.org/Three-Book_Discount__P1284C34.cfm

In solidarity,

Working Families e-Activist Network, AFL-CIO

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[frazzled]

1. I can't figure out why he stole the title of Paul Wellstone's book

I was a little taken aback when Krugman's book came out. To me, "Conscience of a Liberal" was Wellstone's book, and should remain so. I hope he references Wellstone or gives him credit. Otherwise, it's kind of creepy.