Revised Introduction
The introduction to the book has been substantially revised to make it clear that the book is examining the changes in American life over the past fifty years. Read the new Introduction here.
Book
New Title – Uncovering Capitalism – the actual workings
The old title, Capitalism – the actual workings, has been retired in favor of this:
Early Spring 2024 Update
Changes on the home front have delayed getting the final draft completed. Karen and I are moving to West Palm Beach, FL, to a condo just a few blocks from our daughter. This is forcing […]
12.17.2023 Update – Review Copies in January 2024
Recently, I added an Introduction that more clearly states the basic themes of the book. I am now in the editing phase of the project. A printing of review copies will take place in January 2024. […]
Update 11.1.2023 – Money and Finance Sector
I’ve made good progress on the research and writing for the section of the book on money and the finance sector. However, the role of private equity firms has turned out to be far larger […]
Winter will end….back to work…update 3.7.2023
I’ve been somewhat distracted for the last three months. Family matters have taken up much time and mental focus. These have crowded out most work on the book. Nevertheless, important progress has been made. I […]
Update 12.8.2022 – Money, Finance, Financialization
I’m working on the last major revision. This is turning out to be more work than I had anticipated. Here are the topics: Money – what is it and where does it come from? Debt […]
Update 11.15.2022
I’ve finalized the outline of the book. See the outline here >>>. New topics kept popping up over the last month. Globalization, more sub-topics in financialization, anonymous capitalism, more clarity about the scope of precarity. […]
Capitalism – the actual workings – coming soon
The work to revise and expand my 2018 essay “Capitalism – a critique” has entered its final stages. A final draft has been distributed to a number of readers for comment and critique. I am […]