People get ready : the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy /
McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952-
People get ready : the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols. - v, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-342) and index.
Introduction: welcome to the future
Into the maelstrom
A jobless economy?
Citizenless democracy
Democratic infrastructure
Overcoming the democratic disconnect
A democratic agenda for a digital age
Statistical appendix / R. Jamil Jonna.
The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. The end of work as we know it will hit at the worst moment imaginable: as capitalism fosters permanent stagnation, when the labor market is in decrepit shape, with declining wages, expanding poverty, and scorching inequality. Only the dramatic democratization of our economy can address the existential challenges we now face. Yet, the US political process is so dominated by billionaires and corporate special interests, by corruption and monopoly, that it stymies not just democracy but progress. The great challenge of these times is to ensure that the tremendous benefits of technological progress are employed to serve the whole of humanity, rather than to enrich the wealthy few. Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols argue that the United States needs a new economy in which revolutionary technologies are applied to effectively address environmental and social problems and used to rejuvenate and extend democratic institutions. Based on intense reporting, rich historical analysis, and deep understanding of the technological and social changes that are unfolding, they propose a bold strategy for democratizing our digital destiny--before it's too late--and unleashing the real power of the Internet, and of humanity.
9781568585215 (hardcover) 1568585217 (hardcover)
2015040784
Democracy--United States.
Democracia--Estados Unidos
Labor--United States.
Trabajo --Estados Unidos
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States.
Innovaciones tecnológicas--Aspectos económicos--Estados Unidos
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
Estados Unidos--Condiciones económicas--2009-
United States--Social conditions.
Estados Unidos--Condiciones sociales
United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2009-2017
HC 106.84 / M478p 2016
320.973
People get ready : the fight against a jobless economy and a citizenless democracy / Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols. - v, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-342) and index.
Introduction: welcome to the future
Into the maelstrom
A jobless economy?
Citizenless democracy
Democratic infrastructure
Overcoming the democratic disconnect
A democratic agenda for a digital age
Statistical appendix / R. Jamil Jonna.
The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. The end of work as we know it will hit at the worst moment imaginable: as capitalism fosters permanent stagnation, when the labor market is in decrepit shape, with declining wages, expanding poverty, and scorching inequality. Only the dramatic democratization of our economy can address the existential challenges we now face. Yet, the US political process is so dominated by billionaires and corporate special interests, by corruption and monopoly, that it stymies not just democracy but progress. The great challenge of these times is to ensure that the tremendous benefits of technological progress are employed to serve the whole of humanity, rather than to enrich the wealthy few. Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols argue that the United States needs a new economy in which revolutionary technologies are applied to effectively address environmental and social problems and used to rejuvenate and extend democratic institutions. Based on intense reporting, rich historical analysis, and deep understanding of the technological and social changes that are unfolding, they propose a bold strategy for democratizing our digital destiny--before it's too late--and unleashing the real power of the Internet, and of humanity.
9781568585215 (hardcover) 1568585217 (hardcover)
2015040784
Democracy--United States.
Democracia--Estados Unidos
Labor--United States.
Trabajo --Estados Unidos
Technological innovations--Economic aspects--United States.
Innovaciones tecnológicas--Aspectos económicos--Estados Unidos
United States--Economic conditions--2009-
Estados Unidos--Condiciones económicas--2009-
United States--Social conditions.
Estados Unidos--Condiciones sociales
United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno--2009-2017
HC 106.84 / M478p 2016
320.973