Table of Contents

(as of 2.3.2025)

Preface

About the Author

Introduction

  1. The $47 Trillion Heist

1.1 The Heist

1.2 The Political Coalition That Brought This About

1.3 Key Drivers of the $47 Trillion Heist

1.4 Insecurity Over the Past 50 Years

1.5 The Intensification of Insecurity for the bottom 90%

1.6 American Values and Capitalism

  1. Other Features of Capitalism

2.1 Why Orthodox Economics Is Not Useful

2.2 Escaping the Silos

2.3 The Approach Taken Here

2.4 Capitalism Defined

2.5 The Other Troubling Features of Capitalism

  1. Summary and Looking Forward

3.1 Summary of the Origins of the $47 Trillion Heist and Growing Insecurities for the Bottom 90%

3.2 A Capitalism-Based Progressive Agenda

3.3 The Goal – a sustainable, equitable economy

3.4 Adaptations to Capitalism

3.5 A Solution Beyond Capitalism?

3.6 A Depressing Duo

Appendix 1 – Understanding Charts and Graphs

Appendix 2 – Envisioning $47 Trillion

The Research and Writing Process – Acknowledgements

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  • Introduction
  • A Little Context
  • Capitalism Defined
  • Neoliberal Wealth Supremacy
  • Capitalism – key features
  • Money, Financialization, & Finance
  • Insecurity – experiencing capitalism
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography

Index

Bibliography