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The Fox in the Henhouse

Si Kahn Elizabeth Minnich

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English
Berrett Koehler
01 January 2018
An activist and a philosopher discuss how privatization harms society and how we can challenge it.

Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons-all are considered fair game. Through stories, analysis, impassioned argument-even song lyrics-Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich show that corporations are, by their very nature, unable to fulfill effectively what have traditionally been the responsibilities of the government. They make a powerful case that the market is not the measure of all things, and that a vital public sector is an indispensable component of a healthy democracy.

""If you care about your children's education, the quality of the air you breathe and the water you drink, affordable health care or Social Security, you need to read The Fox in the Henhouse.... Kahn and Minnich have given us a blueprint of how to organize now and protect our country and our future."" -Jan Schakowsky, U.S. House of Representatives

""The Fox in the Henhouse...provides analytic tools for challenging corporate America's sale of democracy, honors legacies of resistance, and moves us to a vision of hope and action challenging the privatization of our lives and dreams."" -Chandra Talpade Mohanty, educator and author of Feminism Without Borders

""Inspiring to read, this book will be of great value to organizers, activists, and citizens of conscience.... Nothing less than our democracy is at stake when extremists want to roll back our hard-earned rights.

This book

offers a spirited blueprint for all citizens who care about renewing America's best and most generous traditions."" -Katrina vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation
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Imprint:   Berrett Koehler
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 142mm,  Spine: 24mm
Weight:   371g
ISBN:   9781576753378
ISBN 10:   1576753379
Pages:   275
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword by Troy Duster Foreword by Amy Goodman Preface: Who We Are, Why We Care Introduction: A Road Map PART I Public, It’s Ours; Private, It’s Theirs Chapter 1 “Morning in America”? Chapter 2 Drawing the Line: Private Versus Public Goods Chapter 3 Introducing Corporations Chapter 4 Forms of Privatization PART II Privatization at Work A Worst-Case Scenario: For-Profit Private Prisons Chapter 6 Tracking and Backtracking Politicians Chapter 7 Keep the Paying Guests Coming: Filling Up the Prisons Chapter 8 We Love This Problem: Lives for Sale Chapter 9 Don’t Fence Me In: Private Walls and Public Rights Chapter 10 Privatizing Against Equality Chapter 11 Minds for Sale Chapter 12 Privatizing Social Security: A Case Study of Ideology, Strategy, Tactics PART III The Great Divide Chapter 13 The Two Cultures of the Twenty-First Century Chapter 14 Appreciating the Public Sector Chapter 15 A Fable, and a Fabulous True Story Chapter 16 An Offer No Corporation Could Refuse PART IV Freedom, Revolution, Progress Chapter 17 The American Dream—Always at Risk Chapter 18 Differing Visions, Conflicting Values Chapter 19 “Trickling Down” into the 1980s and 1990s Chapter 20 Methods That Affect Our Lives Chapter 21 Resistant Strengths Afterword: Returning Home, Remembering Meanings of Freedom Notes Bibliography Index Resources About the Authors

Si Kahn has been involved in organising for 40 years and has also been a popular folk musician for 30 years. As executive director of Grassroots Leadership, Kahn has been involved in organising on privatization issues since 1996, including welfare, health care, child support enforcement and prisons. Elizabeth Minnich is a distinguished American public intellectual. Currently Senior Fellow at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, she has worked for 40 years as a university professor, author, speaker, workshop leader, consultant and scribe. A feminist philosopher, she has a great deal of experience in academia, including keynotes and/or plenary addresses for conferences of the major national educational associations

Reviews for The Fox in the Henhouse

“Like this excellent and timely book says, these days the foxes aren’t just guarding the henhouse—they’re on the inside. Unless we want to be devoured by the corporate foxes, we chickens better get organized. This book is a great place to start.” —Jim Hightower, author of the New York Times bestseller Thieves in High Places ""If you care about your children's education, the quality of the air you breathe and the water you drink, affordable health care or Social Security, you need to read The Fox in the Henhouse…. Kahn and Minnich have given us a blueprint of how to organize now to protect our country and our future."" —Jan Schakowsky, U.S. House of Representatives “Few books manage to do what The Fox in the Henhouse does. It provides analytic tools for challenging corporate America's sale of democracy, honors legacies of resistance, and moves us to a vision of hope and action challenging the privatization of our lives and dreams."" —Chandra Talpade Mohanty, educator and author of Feminism Without Borders ""Inspiring to read, this book will be of great value to organizers, activists, and citizens of conscience...Nothing less than our democracy is at stake when extremists want to roll back our hard-earned rights. It offers a spirited blueprint for all citizens who care about renewing America's best and most generous traditions."" —Katrina vanden Heuvel, Editor, The Nation


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