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The Big Myth

by Naomi Oreskes

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Book of the Day, NPR · October 10, 2023

'The Big Myth' breaks down pro-market, anti-government propaganda in the U.S.

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A book detailing the rise of free market capitalism in the 19th century and its long-lasting impact on American democracy, exploring how forces including pop culture and political campaigns diminished government regulation, with effects still visible in today's housing crisis and COVID-19 response.

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