NOW IN PAPERBACKamp160 The book the American Prospect calls an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern by Americas leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historianamp10amp8220An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.amp8221 Naomi Kleinamp10A sweeping exposamp233eacute of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracy the hardcover edition of The Privatization of Everything elicited a wide spectrum of praise Kirkus Reviews hailed it as amp8220a strong economicsbased argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gainsamp8221 Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list calling it amp8220a farreaching comprehensible and necessary bookamp8221 and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a amp8220persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best.amp8221amp10From Diane Ravitch amp8220an important new book about the dangers of privatizationamp8221 to Heather McGhee amp8220a wellresearched call to actionamp8221 the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens canamp8212and areamp8212wresting back what is ours A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back wellfunded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband. A motivated lawyer fought all the way to the Supreme Court after the state of Georgia erected privatized paywalls around its legal code.amp10amp8220Enlightening and soberingamp8221 Rosanne Cash The Privatization of Everything connects the dots across a wide range of issues and offers what Cash calls amp8220a progressive voice with a firm eye on justice that can carefully parse out com