The New Robber Barons

[AutenticMcLoita]

I discovered Steve Moyers thanks to an interview with David Simon, and he is a fantastic journalist. It's very hard to find something like this these days... My profound admiration from the other side of the ocean

[craigholman]

Really outstanding discussion. Capitalism has been of benefit when controlled. Without the control, capitalism benefits only the rich. Democratic socialism is a system whose time has come. I am older but totally support the Occupy Wallstreet movement, the Bernie Sanders direction. Change is coming. People know something is wrong. Enough is enough.

[manufacturedreality]

Corruption at the top, ignorance at the bottom.

[TheWindGinProject]

1.    ac·qui·es·cence 
noun: acquiescence
The reluctant acceptance of something without protest.

[StartuppartyUs]

The New Gilded Age is very different from the first one. It's worse, and there is no end in sight.

[thetruth]

I've been working for two years out of college. Everything Steve Fraser says is true!

[thefakenewsnetwork]

Long live freedom and democratic independence

[sojutime]

Looking forward to reading Fraser's book!

[harveybirdmannequin]

An excellent new voice in Steve Fraser.
CAPITALIST POWER FOREVER! WORSHIP IT!

[chokkan]

Although it's been largely purged from network TV at this point, the fact that this discussion can take place in any venue which might allow for some measure of public consumption essentially demonstrates the lack of concern felt by the ruling elite...they don't hesitate to rub our noses in it, as they have no fear of action on the part of the working class...

[coreycox]

Thank you for this informative discussion. I like the list of indices. Another could be the fact that life expectancies have declined in some parts of the U.S.

[lauramcconney]

Every human has a breaking point. What happens when the whole of society reaches that point at the same time I can actually imagine and have been waiting for!!!

[keithhoyt]

We no longer live in a free democracy as many like Steve Fraser speaks about so eloquently. We live in a "me" democracy. If I get mine you either get yours or too bad for you. No longer do we have a society of people working to improve our lives and our family, friends, neighbors but have succumb to a numbing fear of losing what little we have of we speak up and do the right thing. We have a choice to stand up now or be unable to stand at all. Allowing the people at the top to control our destiny is the biggest threat to our freedom and liberty!

[nevermindshort]

I think people will accept a lot of suffering and injustice as long as they are not hungry and don't have an physically destroying job.

[knioutom]

KOCH     ROACH     BROTHERS    WANT   TO    OWN   AMERICA   !!!      VOTE    FOR   SENATOR    SANDERS

[RC-blpm]

Read this book...its not an easy read but the content is worth it.

[mattorfalea]

5:45 our safety nets are the results of two generations of mass movements, sometimes violent

[jenniferramsey]

Watching this in 2024 (almost 2025) is disheartening

[sunnysmiles]

2nd gilded age: Government sanctioned white collar crime. Bank bailouts w no accountability on what is done w the money, the Rich paying only 15% on their unearned income, middle class paying up to 37% on earned income, corporations paying little to nothing and sending jobs overseas and the rich w their overseas tax shelters. Student loan rates kept higher and minimum wage kept the same for years, not keeping up w inflation, while tax loopholes for millionaires and billionaires never stop improving. Prices of everything goes up, including property taxes, sales taxes, groceries, etc wages stay the same but workloads increased. Middle class falling over a cliff. Faceless Banks are shamelessly putting hands inside public coffers. There is going to be a revolution.

[johnnybizaro]

If the folks started marching. It might change things. Everyone needs to get into the politics and stop the money picking the candidates.

Though the American way is to let the other guy do the hard work and then they will belittle them for being the suckers who did the hard work while the rest got the benefit.
That is the problem.

There is an alternative. It is democratic worker owned cooperative. There are many that exist.