The Raging 2020s : Companies, Countries, People - and the Fight for Our Future

The Raging 2020sAuthor(s): Alec RossIn the face of unprecedented global change, New York Times bestselling author Alec Ross proposes a new social contract to restore the balance of power between government, citizens, and business in The Raging 2020s.For 150 years, there has been a contract. Companies hold the power to shape our daily lives. The state holds the power to make them fall in line. And the people hold the power to choose their leaders. But now, this balance has shaken loose.As the market consolidates, the lines between Walmart and the Halls of Congress have become razor-thin. Private companies have begun to behave like nations, and with the government bogged down in bureaucratic negotiations and partisan wars, people look to nimble, powerful firms to solve societal problems—and to be our moral standard-bearers. As Walter Isaacson said about Ross’s first book, “The future is already hitting us, and Ross shows how it can be exciting rather than frightening.” Through interviews