How can two Americans, sharing the same classically American virtue of hard work, affect their country in such profoundly different ways? Steve Weinberg's Taking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller (Norton, March 2008) explores the remarkable work ethic that [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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Since the founding of this country we have moved away from the values of the Revoultion. Liberty and freedom have been subjugated to greed and power. Most of the wealth in this country has been concentrated into the hands of a few. We can never have true freedom until the economy becomes democratic. We could be at the end of our noble try to bring liberty to the world. I hope that it is not too late. Thanks for writing this and reminding us that this struggle has been going on for a long time, and that it is only getting worse.
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