Preface: Ballast |
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1 Rise of the Shareholder Class |
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11 | (26) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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3 Declining Infrastructure |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (2) |
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24 | (2) |
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7 Productivity Soars, Compensation Stagnates |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (2) |
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10 The Offshoring Explosion |
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32 | (2) |
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11 Stock Market Participation |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (24) |
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12 Productivity Revolution |
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40 | (2) |
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13 Billions of People Work Their Way Out of Poverty |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (2) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (2) |
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17 The Red Blood Cells of the Consumer Economy |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (2) |
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19 Accelerating Technological Advancement |
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54 | (2) |
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20 U.S. Institutions = Genius Factories |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (26) |
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22 Turning Away From Community Organizations |
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64 | (2) |
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23 Water Safety in the Richest Country in the World |
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66 | (2) |
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24 Privatized R&D = Privatized Progress |
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68 | (2) |
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25 College Has Become the Entry Requirement to the Middle Class |
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70 | (2) |
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26 The Gross Idolatry of Innovators by Innovators |
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72 | (2) |
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74 | (2) |
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28 The Entrenchment of Wealth |
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76 | (2) |
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29 It's Never Been Easier to Be a Trillion-Dollar Company |
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78 | (2) |
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30 The MDMA Dealer of Capitalism Is the Corporate Communications Exec |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (3) |
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87 | (28) |
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90 | (2) |
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34 It's Wealthy at the Top |
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92 | (2) |
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35 From Lopsided to Dystopian |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (2) |
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37 The Minimum Wage Is Decades Behind |
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98 | (2) |
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38 What Are Our Priorities? |
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100 | (2) |
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39 Financialization and Asset Inflation |
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102 | (2) |
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40 Asset Inflation Comes Home |
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104 | (2) |
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41 An Assault on America's Prosperity |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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43 The U.S. Healthcare System Is Embarrassingly Inefficient |
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110 | (2) |
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44 Waking Up From the American Dream |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (22) |
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45 We're All Addicted to Our Phones |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (2) |
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50 "Political" Censorship |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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52 Media Fuels Misunderstanding About Crime |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (3) |
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137 | (28) |
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54 Marriage Rates Are at Record Lows |
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140 | (2) |
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55 Women Value Earning Potential in Male Partners |
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142 | (2) |
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56 Men's Share of College Enrollment at Record Lows |
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144 | (2) |
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57 Online Dating Apps Are More Inequitable Than Almost Anywhere on Earth |
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146 | (2) |
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58 Political Divides Become Social Divides |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (2) |
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60 Population Growth Is Slowing to Great Depression Levels |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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62 Mass Murder Is a Uniquely Male Crime |
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156 | (2) |
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63 The Long-Term Erosion of Trust in the Federal Government |
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158 | (2) |
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64 Old Money, Old Problems |
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160 | (2) |
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65 Those Funding the Future Reflect the Past |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (26) |
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66 The United States Retains the Title |
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168 | (2) |
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67 The Dominance of the U.S. Dollar |
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170 | (2) |
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68 China Has Replaced the U.S. as the Most Popular Trading Partner |
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172 | (2) |
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69 The U.S. Gets Less for Its Military Dollar |
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174 | (2) |
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70 Military Spending Doesn't Always Equate to Effectiveness |
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176 | (2) |
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71 Chinese Leadership in Military Drones |
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178 | (2) |
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72 Does Our Budget Allocation Align With Our Threats? |
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180 | (2) |
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73 Erosion of the World's Most Important Brand |
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182 | (2) |
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74 The U.S. Is No Longer the World's Laboratory |
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184 | (2) |
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75 Clean Energy's Silk Road Runs Through China |
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186 | (2) |
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76 The Spawning Ground for Capitalism's Apex Predators |
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188 | (3) |
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8 The Bright Side of Instability |
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191 | (59) |
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194 | (2) |
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78 Resetting Expectations |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (2) |
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80 Immigrants Are the Original Entrepreneurs |
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200 | (2) |
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202 | (2) |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (3) |
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83 Printing Our Way to Prosperity |
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210 | (2) |
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212 | (2) |
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85 Investment in the Social Safety Net |
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214 | (2) |
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86 Smothered by the Safety Net |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (2) |
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89 Space Is Lonely Without Friends |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (2) |
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91 Rebuild the Regulatory System |
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230 | (2) |
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92 Restore the Algebra of Deterrence |
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232 | (2) |
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234 | (2) |
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94 Rethink the Land of the Free Incarcerated |
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236 | (2) |
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95 Enact a One-Time Wealth Tax |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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97 Support Children and Family Formation |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (2) |
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99 Enable Other Pathways for Upward Mobility |
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246 | (2) |
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100 Invest in National Service |
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248 | (2) |
Conclusion |
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250 | (4) |
Acknowledgments |
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254 | (2) |
Notes |
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