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  • Published: 4 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780345804372
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $24.99

Beyond Outrage (Expanded, Enhanced Edition)

What has gone wrong with our economy and our democracy, and how to fix it




In this timely book, Robert B. Reich urges Americans to transcend our outrage, find common cause in fixing our poor economy and awful politics, and mobilize to get the United States back on track.

America’s economy and democracy are working for the benefit of an ever-fewer privileged and powerful people. But rather than just complain about it or give up on the system, we must join together and make it work for all of us.

In this timely book, Robert B. Reich argues that nothing good happens in Washington unless citizens are energized and organized to make sure Washington acts in the public good. The first step is to see the big picture. Beyond Outrage connects the dots, showing why the increasing share of income and wealth going to the top has hobbled jobs and growth for everyone else, undermining our democracy; caused Americans to become increasingly cynical about public life; and turned many Americans against one another. He also explains why the proposals of the “regressive right” are dead wrong and provides a clear roadmap of what must be done instead.

Here’s a plan for action for everyone who cares about the future of America.

  • Published: 4 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9780345804372
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $24.99

About the author

Robert B. Reich

Robert B. Reich is University Professor at Brandeis University and Maurice B. Hexter Professor of Social and Economic Policy at Brandeis’s Heller Graduate School. He is also a visiting professor at the University of California at Berkeley. He served as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. This is his tenth book. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Praise for Beyond Outrage (Expanded, Enhanced Edition)

  • "As long as Robert Reich is alive and writing well, there's hope for the liberal cause." --The Wall Street Journal