Alexander Antukh

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Her story was an interwoven tale of economic deprivation and cultural dislocation. Economic progress had become harder, “restricted to a small elite.” For the bottom 90 percent, the American dream machine “had stopped due to automation, off-shoring, and the growing power of multinationals vis-à-vis their workforces. At the same time, for that 90 percent, competition between white men and everyone else had increased—for jobs, for recognition, and for government funds.”30 To make matters worse, those who believed they had been waiting patiently in line for their chance at the American dream ...more
The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
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