Who Governs? Elites, Labor, and Globalization 151 The Ruling Class 151 Labor Besieged 154 Unions and the Good Fight 156 How Globalization Undermines Democracy Global Military Empire 137 A Global Kill Capacity 137 Pentagon Profits, Waste, and Theft Harming Our Own 142Įconomic Imperialism 143 Intervention Everywhere 146 Global Bloodletting 147 Political Repression and National Insecurity 119 The Repression of Dissent 119 Political Prisoners, USA 122 Political Murder, USA 125 The National Security Autocracy 129 CIA: Capitalism’s International Army or Cocaine Import Agency? Watergate and Iran-contra 133 Homeland Insecurity 134

Unequal before the Law 100 Crime in the Suites 100 Big Crime, Small Punishment (Usually) Class Law: Tough on the Weak 105 The Crime of Prisons 108 A Most Fallible System 110 Sexist Justice 112 The Victimization of Children 114 Racist Law Enforcement 115 The Last Environment 90 Toxifying the Earth 90 Eco-Apocalypse 93 Pollution for Profits 94 Government for the Despoilers An Alternative Approach 98 The “Socialist” Medical Menace? 81 Buyers Beware, and Workers Too 83 Creating Crises: Schools and Housing 85 “Mess Transit” 87 Health and Human Services: Sacrificial Lambs 74 The Poor Get Less (and Less) 74 Social Insecurity: Privatizing Everything A Sick Health System 77 The Health Insurance Racket 79 Politics: Who Gets What? 60 Welfare for the Rich 60 Federal Handouts to Corporate America 62 The Billion-Dollar Bailouts 64 Taxes: Helping the Rich in their Time of Greed Unkind Cuts, Unfair Rates 69 Deficit Spending and the National Debt 70 Some Hidden Deficits 71 Institutions and Ideologies 47 Corporate Plutocracy 47 Ideological Orthodoxy 49 Corporate Rule and Ruin: Some Examples Left, Right, and Center 52 Public Opinion: Which Direction? 56 Democracy: Form and Content 57 Wealth and Want in the United States 27 Capital and Labor 27 Capital Concentration: Who Owns America? 29 Downsizing and Profiteering 33 Inflation, the Profit-Price Spiral 34 Monopoly Farming 35 Market Demand and Productivity 37 The Hardships of Working America 39 Poverty in Paradise 42 The Human Costs of Economic Injustice 44 Rise of the Corporate State 17 The War Against Labor 17 Favors for Business 19 Pliable Progressives and Red Scares 21 The New Deal: Hard Times and Tough Reforms iv Partisan Politics 1 Beyond Textbooks 1 The Politico-Economic SystemĪ Constitution for the Few 5 Class Power in Early America 5 Containing the Spread of Democracy Fragmenting Majority Power 10 Plotters or Patriots? 12 Democratic Concessions 14 To all those who struggle for peace, social justice, and real democracy. For your course and learning solutions, visit Purchase any of our products at your local college store or at our preferred online store Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 12 11 10 Cengage Learning products are represented in Canada by Nelson Education, Ltd. Library of Congress Control Number: 2009944057 ISBN-13: 978-6-5 ISBN-10: 6-7 Wadsworth 20 Channel Center Street Boston, MA 02210 USA Cengage Learning is a leading provider of customized learning solutions with office locations around the globe, including Singapore, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. Further permissions questions can be emailed to. For permission to use material from this text or product, submit all requests online at /permissions. © 2011, 2008, 2002 Wadsworth, Cengage Learning No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, or information storage and retrieval systems, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the publisher.įor product information and technology assistance, contact us at Cengage Learning Customer & Sales Support, 1-80. Cover Image: ©Grannan Graphic Design, Ltd. Executive Editor: Carolyn Merrill Editorial Assistant: Angela Hodge Marketing Manager: Amy Whitaker Marketing Communications Manager: Heather Baxley Art Director: Linda Helcher Print Buyer: Rebecca Cross Text Permissions Account Manager: Katie Huha Photo Permissions Account Manager: Jennifer Meyer Dare Production Service: PrePressPMG Cover Designer: Grannan Graphic Design, Ltd. Democracy for the Few, Ninth Edition Michael Parenti, Ph.D.

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