I was surprised that the reactions or responses to my last two posts here amounted to a deafening silence. I might have expected that elsewhere, but not here on generally progressive Mudcat. Maybe the way I express myself discourages discussion. But Robert Reich, in his new book Supercapitalism may say it much better than do I. I heard him interviewed tonight by Terry Gross and found myself thinking, "Exactly!" listen here, Fresh Air.

He is talking about consumerism & investment at the expense of citizenry, and not the environment, but it is all of a piece. Briefly, he asserts that by our choices to be more powerful as consumers and investors (think 401k), we have sacrificed our citizenry, and are for the most part able to comfortably ignore the cognitive dissonance between lamenting low wages, unemployment and affordable health care and choosing low prices and high returns on investments.

This book is going on my 'must read' list.

Janie