Written by George Monbiot , I highly recommend it to anyone grappling with the question of how we ended up where we are today.
Before sharing the link to the full article below, I’ve selected a few key passages to offer a quick glimpse:
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Neoliberalism sees competition as the defining characteristic of human relations. It redefines citizens as consumers, whose democratic choices are best exercised by buying and selling, a process that rewards merit and punishes inefficiency. It maintains that “the market” delivers benefits that could never be achieved by planning.
