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Benjamin R. Barber on Alan Wolfe’s ‘The Future of Liberalism’

BLANK Sep 11, 2009 Can liberalism be rescued from those who equate it with treason, terrorism, evil and even a mental disorder? Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

Benjamin Barber on ‘Supercapitalism’

Benjamin Barber / Truthdig Dec 14, 2007 Can an overheated market remedy an underachieving democracy? Can the public interest be served by an economic engine in which corporate rivals use government to quash their competitors? These and other questions are the subject of a provocative new book by Robert Reich, labor secretary under President Clinton. Benjamin Barber, author of "Jihad vs. McWorld" and "Consumed," takes a close look at Reich's argument. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )