In America, we no longer have an institutionalized, organized way of calling business to task – of taking them to account for what theyve done – and this is especially true in the cultural realm. – Thomas Frank
Money has transformed every watchdog, every independent authority. Medical doctors are increasingly gulled by the lobbying of pharmaceutical salesmen. – Thomas Frank
Acknowledging class was always difficult for New Democrats – it was second-wave, it was divisive – but 2008 made retro politics cool again. – Thomas Frank
The only truly individualistic health-care choice – where you receive care that is unpolluted by anyone elses funds – is to forgo insurance altogether, paying out-of-pocket for health services as you need them. – Thomas Frank
A strategy is something like, an innovative new product globalization, taking your products around the world be the low-cost producer. A strategy is something you can touch you can motivate people with be number one and number two in every business. You can energize people around the message. – Jack Welch