Life Inc: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back

DouglasRushkoffwasmuggedoutsidehisapartmentonChristmasEve,butwhenhepostedafriendlywarningonhiscommunitywebsite,theresponsescastigatedhimforpotentiallyharmingthelocalreal-estatemarket.Whendidthesecorporatevaluesovertakecivicresponsibilites?Rushkoffexamineshowcorporatismhasbecomeanintrinsicpartofoureverydaylives,choicesandopinions.Hedemonstrateshowthissystemcreatedaworldwhereeverythingcanbecommodified,wherecommunitieshavedissolvedintoconsumergroups,wherefictionandrealityhavebecomefundamentallyblurred.And,withthissystemonthevergeofcollapse,Rushkoffshowshowthesimplepleasuresthatmakeushumancanalsopointthewaytofreedom.