Adrift · America in 100 Charts by Galloway, Scott -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover 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

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 About the Author