The attempt to reduce the role of the state in the market through tax cuts, decreases in social spending, deregulation, and privatization—""neoliberalism""—took root in the United States under Ronald Reagan and in Britain under Margaret Thatcher. But why did neoliberal policies gain such...

Our french revolution -- The new alienation -- A society of Hobos -- The tin man -- A fetish for commodities -- When Christianity becomes ideology -- Marx for America -- Bibliography -- About the author -- Index