Adrift : America in 100 Charts

Also by Scott Galloway
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface: Ballast
Chapter 1: Rise of the Shareholder Class
1. Trickle-Down Tax Plan
2. Changing Sentiments
3. Declining Infrastructure
4. Healthcare Cutbacks
5. Labor Loses Its Voice
6. The LBO Boom
7. Productivity Soars, Compensation Stagnates
8. Income Inequality
9. An Overwhelmed IRS
10. The Offshoring Explosion
11. Stock Market Participation
Chapter 2: The World We Made
12. Productivity Revolution
13. Billions of People Work Their Way Out of Poverty
14. Health Is Wealth
15. A New World Order
16. Freedom of Movement
17. The Red Blood Cells of the Consumer Economy
18. The Digital Age
19. Accelerating Technological Advancement
20. U.S. Institutions = Genius Factories
21. Assisting Humanity
Chapter 3: Idolatry of Innovators
22. Turning Away From Community Organizations
23. Water Safety in the Richest Country in the World
24. Privatized R&D = Privatized Progress
25. College Has Become the Entry Requirement to the Middle Class
26. The Gross Idolatry of Innovators . . . by Innovators
27. Power Games
28. The Entrenchment of Wealth
29. It’s Never Been Easier to Be a Trillion-Dollar Company
30. The MDMA Dealer of Capitalism Is the Corporate Communications Exec
31. D.C. = HQ2
32. Perspective
Chapter 4: Hunger Games
33. The Great Divergence
34. It’s Wealthy at the Top
35. From Lopsided to Dystopian
36. Invasive Species
37. The Minimum Wage Is Decades Behind
38. What Are Our Priorities?
39. Financialization and Asset Inflation
40. Asset Inflation Comes Home
41. An Assault on America’s Prosperity
42. Another Covid Crime
43. The U.S. Healthcare System Is Embarrassingly Inefficient
44. Waking Up From the American Dream
Chapter 5: The Attention Economy
45. We’re All Addicted to Our Phones
46. Digital Billboards
47. Decline of the News
48. Triggered
49. Liar, Liar
50. “Political” Censorship
51. Fake News
52. Media Fuels Misunderstanding About Crime
53. Relationship Status
Chapter 6: House of Cards
54. Marriage Rates Are at Record Lows
55. Women Value Earning Potential in Male Partners
56. Men’s Share of College Enrollment at Record Lows
57. Online Dating Apps Are More Inequitable Than Almost Anywhere on Earth
58. Political Divides Become Social Divides
59. Failure to Leave
60. Population Growth Is Slowing to Great Depression Levels
61. Created Equal
62. Mass Murder Is a Uniquely Male Crime
63. The Long-Term Erosion of Trust in the Federal Government
64. Old Money, Old Problems
65. Those Funding the Future Reflect the Past
Chapter 7: Threats
66. The United States Retains the Title
67. The Dominance of the U.S. Dollar
68. China Has Replaced the U.S. as the Most Popular Trading Partner
69. The U.S. Gets Less for Its Military Dollar
70. Military Spending Doesn’t Always Equate to Effectiveness
71. Chinese Leadership in Military Drones
72. Does Our Budget Allocation Align With Our Threats?
73. Erosion of the World’s Most Important Brand
74. The U.S. Is No Longer the World’s Laboratory
75. Clean Energy’s Silk Road Runs Through China
76. The Spawning Ground for Capitalism’s Apex Predators
Chapter 8: The Bright Side of Instability
77. Crises Trigger Growth
78. Resetting Expectations
79. Surging Startups
80. Immigrants Are the Original Entrepreneurs
81. Seeking Refuge
82. Getting Banked
Chapter 9: Possible Futures
83. Printing Our Way to Prosperity
84. Drowning in Cash
85. Investment in the Social Safety Net
86. Smothered by the Safety Net
87. Metadystopia
88. Fast Future
89. Space Is Lonely Without Friends
Chapter 10: What We Must Do
90. Simplify the Tax Code
91. Rebuild the Regulatory System
92. Restore the Algebra of Deterrence
93. Reform Section 230
94. Rethink the Land of the Incarcerated
95. Enact a One-Time Wealth Tax
96. Rebrand Nuclear
97. Support Children and Family Formation
98. Reform Higher Ed
99. Enable Other Pathways for Upward Mobility
100. Invest in National Service
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Excerpt from THE ALGEBRA OF HAPPINESS
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