Coverage of Freedom From the Market
Book Jacket: “Freedom from the Market blends passionate political argument and a bold new take on American history to reveal that, from the earliest days of the republic, Americans have defined freedom as what we keep free from the control of the market. With chapters on the history of the Homestead Act and land ownership, the eight-hour work day and free time, social insurance and Social Security, World War II day cares, Medicare and desegregation, free public colleges, intellectual property, and the public corporation, Konczal shows how citizens have fought to ensure that everyone has access to the conditions that make us free.”
Reviews
Matt Mazewski at Commonweal.
Adrian Rutt at Liberal Currents.
Molly Michelmore at Democracy Journal.
Martin Wolf at the Financial Times.
Binyamin Appelbaum at Foreign Affairs.
Bryce Covert at Foreign Policy.
Justin H. Vassallo at the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Barton Swaim at the Wall Street Journal.
Ryan Cooper at The Week.
Henry Farrell at Crooked Timber.
An author at the Karl Polyani Project.
Stephen Eide at National Review.
Media Appearances
I was on The Majority Report with Sam Seder podcast (YouTube) to discuss the book.
I was on the Left Anchor podcast to discuss the book.
I was on Vox’s The Weeds podcast with Matthew Yglesias to discuss the book.
I was on the Gin and Tacos podcast Mass for Shut-Ins with Ed Burmila to discuss the book.
I was on the Lawyers, Guns and Money podcast with Erik Loomis to discuss the book.
Excerpts and other Resources
There was an adapted excerpt of the book, covering Medicare and desegregation, at The Nation.
There was an adapted excerpt of the book, covering the eight-hour workday, at Boston Review.
I was interviewed at Dissent Magazine by historian Tim Barker about the book.