A good, quick overview of our troubles

Robert Reich does a good job of summarizing the sickness in America's Public Sector without skimping too much on the details. Very informative and concise. $10 for 3 hours of content is pretty steep. Podcasts do 3 hours for free. That said, if you're in the market for a progressive introduction to Political Activism, this is not a bad place to start.

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Loved it! I'm going to buy all of his books!

I've learned so much from Robert Reich's books! Very informative. I also have to mention how pleasant he is to listen to. His voice is like a warm drink on a cold winters day.

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Sec. of Labor explains it all so well.

If you could sum up Beyond Outrage in three words, what would they be?

Interesting, enlightening, factual

Have you listened to any of Robert B. Reich’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

One of Robert Reich's best books.

If you could give Beyond Outrage a new subtitle, what would it be?

Here is what really is going on with our country and economy... and a look behind the scenes.

Any additional comments?

Robert Reich is not only a compelling author, he's a great narrator.

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Falls short

I was looking for some insight on economic and social inequality after seeing a clip of Robert Reich speaking about the topic on a news program. I bought this without knowing much about the author, but he didn't sound like a demagogue and the reviews are so glowing that I thought it would be an interesting listen. The last 3 hours of listening to semi-hysterical talking points have proven me wrong.

This book is probably well regarded on Audible for the same reason that Ann Coulter's toxic brand of punditry get high marks - most people who buy Beyond Outrage are the proverbial choir.

The three part book can roughly be summed up as:

Part 1: Big business and it's senior leadership are wealthy sociopaths.
Part 2: The republican party lacks compassion.
Part 3: Get out and demonstrate/debate

As a left of middle moderate who understands our financial system reasonably well, I found Reich's arguments to be fairly standard Democratic rhetoric. I did not hear technology, globalization, or economic efficiency mentioned at all. As huge contributors to the current state of the world's economies, these are usually central concepts when discussing long term solutions to US economic woes. Additionally, Reich is strangely mute on the rising bar of entry for would be entrepreneurs and how that impacts economic and social inequality by closing the door on the traditional American method for bootstrapping out of poverty.

Ultimately, this book addresses a really complex set of issues in a short period of time. The approach means that a lot of things are going to be rolled up into oversimplified sound bytes, but it doesn't mean that the material has to come across as political propaganda. Unfortunately, I can't help but feel like I've been at a three hour Occupy Wall Street rally. If you are looking for intuitive, insightful commentary on the current state of the US economy and its challenges, you might want to look elsewhere.

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Medicare for All in 2012?

Reich has great ideas how corporations shouldn’t be people and must be paid by the approval of shareholders. Plus, he demonstrates how Medicare for all could lower costs Along with increasing more physical therapy And nurse visits to Homes while lowering MRI scans and expensive surgeries.

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Great story, lousy editing.

If you could sum up Beyond Outrage in three words, what would they be?

good story weak editting

Any additional comments?

I don't know if it is because of change of ownership or shakeup of editing department, but the quality of Audible.com books has slipped recently. Numerous incidents of "double passages" where one sentence is read and immediately followed by same portion of authors text with minor change of word or two. Ends up being "double speak". Not at all up to the former standard of quality of audio books.

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Smart. Clear. Reasonable.

This book was obviously written around the time that Romney was becoming the front-runner in the race and Paul Ryan was gaining prominence as a conservative economic force. And it pretty much lays down the talking points for moderate-to-progressive political thought on the election and the economy. Frankly, I'm outraged more people haven't read this book.

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Dr cook a great blueprint for action I. will use!

hold corporate to standard for the better good homeland USA loyal to our economy now!

Well written and well said

The story of everything that has happened with our democracy is frustrating. RBR presents it well and gives a clear and effective call to action.

fun to listen to

lot of info and fun for someone interested in economic facts but not current at the time that I listened to it but it was still enjoyable