My book: Makers and Takers
“A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind.”
– The New York Times
“A masterly account of the disproportionate power that the financial sector exercises in the economy and the disastrous consequences this has for society as a whole.”
– Forbes.com
“Foroohar demystifies the decline in America’s economic prominence, showing that the competitive threats came not from the outside—migration or China—but from within our borders. She explains how finance has permeated every aspect of our economic and political life, and how those who caused the financial crisis wound up benefitting from it.”
—Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics
and former head of the Council of Economic Advisors
Economic inequality is at record highs. Wages are stagnant. AI and automation are replacing flesh-and-blood workers, and jobs in the coal mines are not coming back. On the back of these trends and others has risen a tide of populist fury, wholesale distrust in the establishment, and widespread belief that our economic system is rigged against the average American – the very forces that propelled Donald Trump to power. More here.
About the Author
Rana Foroohar is Global Business Columnist and an Associate Editor for the Financial Times. She is also CNN’s global economic analyst.
Prior to joining the FT and CNN, Foroohar was for six years the assistant managing editor in charge of business and economics at Time, as well as the magazine’s economic columnist. She also spent 13 years at Newsweek, as an economic and foreign affairs editor and a foreign correspondent covering Europe and the Middle East. more »
Articles
- Big Tech makes vast gains at our expense Financial Times, September 17, 2017
- The power of the tech titans Financial Times, September 11, 2017
- Dystopian America: how far are we from Gilead? Financial Times, September 8, 2017
- Big Tech can no longer be allowed to police itself Financial Times, August 28, 2017
- Business can fill the Trump leadership vacuum Financial Times, August 21, 2017
- Corporate America takes a stand against Donald Trump Financial Times, August 17, 2017
- The ‘haves and Have-mores in digital America Financial Times, August 7, 2017
- Strong unions will boost America’s economy Financial Times, July 31, 2017
- New Hampshire: a tale of two Americas Financial Times, July 28, 2017
- Public offerings that serve a wealthy few Financial Times, July 24, 2017
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