Christian Parenti

The late Sixties and early Seventies were a tough time for the owners of American industry. The postwar recovery had peaked. Europe and Japan had rebuilt their industries and transformed themselves from hungry markets for American goods and capital into aggressive economic ...

Massive waves pound the quarter-mile concrete jetty that shelters the bay off Crescent City, California. On either side of the inlet rise small and mangy hills, ravaged by cycles of clear-cut logging. Beneath these slopes is Highway 101 and the gaudy motel-littered strip of a ...

Bob Tessler is just your average entrepreneur, out looking for that little something that makes the whole system tick: people who will work hard and make him rich. To “stay ahead of the competitors,” Bob needs workers who won’t talk back, take sick days, have babies, or ...