{"product_id":"freedom-from-the-market-mike-konczal-9781620975374","title":"Freedom from the Market: America's Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe progressive economics writer redefines the national conversation about American freedom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Mike Konczal  is] one of our most powerful advocates of financial reform'  a] heroic critic of austerity' and a huge resource for progressives.\"--Paul Krugman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHealth insurance, student loan debt, retirement security, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership--these are the issues driving America's current political debates. And they are all linked, as this brilliant and timely book reveals, by a single question: should we allow the free market to determine our lives?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Naomi Klein's \u003cem\u003eThe Shock Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e, noted economic commentator Mike Konczal answers this question with a resounding no. \u003cem\u003eFreedom from the Market\u003c\/em\u003e blends passionate political argument and a bold new take on American history to reveal that, from the earliest days of the republic, Americans have defined freedom as what we keep free from the control of the market. With chapters on the history of the Homestead Act and land ownership, the eight-hour work day and free time, social insurance and Social Security, World War II day cares, Medicare and desegregation, free public colleges, intellectual property, and the public corporation, Konczal shows how citizens have fought to ensure that everyone has access to the conditions that make us free.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt a time when millions of Americans--and more and more politicians--are questioning the unregulated free market, \u003cem\u003eFreedom from the Market\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new narrative, and new intellectual ammunition, for the fight that lies ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Konczal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620975378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620975374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2020 pg. 1","brand":"Mike Konczal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050850840831,"sku":"9781620975374","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e0d14603-8a64-45e4-8c73-174f4897ad93.jpg?v=1685009616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/freedom-from-the-market-mike-konczal-9781620975374","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}