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| Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, two early faces of neoliberalism |
There is a political philosophy that, many contend, underlies much of what has impacted our lives over the last couple of decades and few know its name, let alone its definition. "Its anonymity is both a symptom and cause of its power," according to British writer and activist George Monbiot. "It has played a major role in a remarkable variety of crises: the financial meltdown of 2007‑8, the offshoring of wealth and power, of which the Panama Papers offer us merely a glimpse, the slow collapse of public health and education, resurgent child poverty, the epidemic of loneliness, the collapse of ecosystems, the rise of Donald Trump." Monbiot reviews its history and offers his assessment of its power and effects:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/15/neoliberalism-ideology-problem-george-monbiot?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Version+CB+header&utm_term=167511&subid=15193625&CMP=ema_565
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