I'll Be Short Essentials for a Decent Working Society

With his characteristic humor, humanity, and candor, one of the nation's mostdistinguished public leaders and thinkers delivers a fresh vision of politicsby returning to basic American values: workers should share in the success oftheir companies.

Robert B. Reich, professor at Brandeis University and founder and national editor of The American Prospect, is author of eight books, including Locked in the Cabinet and The Future of Success. His radio commentary can be heard biweekly on public radio's Marketplace, and his writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and many other publications. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

CONTENTS


Preface

1. Whatever Happened to the Social Contract?

2. Corporate Citizenship

3. Work That Pays, Insurance if It Doesn’t

4. Lifelong Learning: Education for the Twenty-first Century

5. The Day I Became a Feminist: Real Family Values

6. The Long View: A Decent Working Society