Economics in Wonderland: Robert Reich's Cartoon Guide to a Political World Gone Mad and Mean

Cartoon essays by the champion of liberal values, and one ofTime's"Ten Most Effective Cabinet Secretaries of the Twentieth Century."

Publisher Marketing: Uses illustrations and infographics to explain such vital economic issues as the minimum wage, taxes, and healthcare, advocating against the policies of global austerity, right-wing populism, and "Trumponomics." Publisher Marketing : Anyone who watches the former U.S. Secretary of Labor and The Daily Show and CNBC commentator's podcast, viewed on his Inequality Media website, has seen Reich's informal lectures on student debt, social security, and gerrymandering, which he accompanies by quickly drawing cartoons to illustrate his major points. Collected here, for the first time, are short essays, edited from his presentations, and Reich's clean-line, confident illustrations, created with a large sketchpad and magic marker. Economics in Wonderland clearly explains the consequences of the disastrous policies of global austerity with humor, insight, passion, and warmth, all of which are on vivid display in words and pictures.

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 120 | Publication Date: 2017-11-07