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245 10 a| Crisis of the common good :b| the fight for meaning and connection in a broken America /c| Chris Murphy.;

246 30 a| Fight for meaning and connection in a broken America;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2026.;

300 a| 289 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-286).;

505 0 a| Introduction -- The cult of profit -- The cult of everywhere -- The cult of technology -- The cult of consumption -- The cult of credentialism -- The cult of corruption -- Conclusion : The cult of the common good -- Appendix : Toward a politics of the common good.;

520 a| The United States is in a crisis, and it's not just a political one: for over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character. Too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens. New technologies threaten essential human capabilities, and a winner-takes-all mentality has given the rich and well-connected nearly uncontested control and has corrupted our government. The result: Americans have lost the sense of purpose and connection that are vital to happiness. In this vacuum, Donald Trump, feeding off the emptiness and resentment, has come to power. Senator Chris Murphy has stepped forward to challenge the Trump administration's assaults on our democracy. He sees that these assaults are a symptom of a deeper crisis: the abandonment of the common good as our country's organizing principle. In this book, he draws on history and political philosophy to expose how six different cults have seized hold of American life and paved the way to our current troubles: cults of profit, globalism, technology, consumption, credentialism, and corruption. --c| Adapted from publisher's description.;

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Crisis of the common good : the fight for meaning and connection in a broken America / Chris Murphy.

Author/creator	Murphy, Chris, 1973- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	289 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	United States. Congress. Senate. Common good. United States--Social conditions. United States--Politics and government.

Portion of title	Fight for meaning and connection in a broken America
Contents	Introduction -- The cult of profit -- The cult of everywhere -- The cult of technology -- The cult of consumption -- The cult of credentialism -- The cult of corruption -- Conclusion : The cult of the common good -- Appendix : Toward a politics of the common good.
Abstract	The United States is in a crisis, and it's not just a political one: for over fifty years, the pursuit of profit has undermined virtue and character. Too many of us have become convinced that happiness results from acting as good consumers, rather than as good citizens. New technologies threaten essential human capabilities, and a winner-takes-all mentality has given the rich and well-connected nearly uncontested control and has corrupted our government. The result: Americans have lost the sense of purpose and connection that are vital to happiness. In this vacuum, Donald Trump, feeding off the emptiness and resentment, has come to power. Senator Chris Murphy has stepped forward to challenge the Trump administration's assaults on our democracy. He sees that these assaults are a symptom of a deeper crisis: the abandonment of the common good as our country's organizing principle. In this book, he draws on history and political philosophy to expose how six different cults have seized hold of American life and paved the way to our current troubles: cults of profit, globalism, technology, consumption, credentialism, and corruption. -- Adapted from publisher's description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-286).
Genre/form	Informational works.
Genre/form	Documents d'information.
ISBN	9780374621117 (hardcover)
ISBN	037462111X (hardcover)

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