The book the American Prospect calls an essential resource for future reformers on how not to govern by Americas leading defender of the public interest and a bestselling historianampamp10ampamp8220An essential read for those who want to fight the assault on public goods and the commons.ampamp8221 Naomi Kleinampamp10A sweeping exposampamp233eacute of the ways in which private interests strip public goods of their power and diminish democracyampamp160The Privatization of Everythingampamp160has elicited a wide spectrum of praise Kirkus Reviews hailed it as ampamp8220a strong economicsbased argument for restoring the boundaries between public goods and private gainsampamp8221 Literary Hub featured the book on a Best Nonfiction list calling it ampamp8220a farreaching comprehensible and necessary bookampamp8221 and Publishers Weekly dubbed it a ampamp8220persuasive takedown of the idea that the private sector knows best.ampamp8221ampamp10From Diane Ravitch ampamp8220an important new book about the dangers of privatizationampamp8221 to Heather McGhee ampamp8220a wellresearched call to actionampamp8221 the rave reviews mirror the expansive nature of the book itself covering the impact of privatization on every aspect of our lives from water and trash collection to the justice system and the military. Cohen and Mikaelian also demonstrate how citizens canampamp8212and areampamp8212wresting back what is ours A Montana city took back its water infrastructure after finding that they could do it better and cheaper. Colorado towns fought back wellfunded campaigns to preserve telecom monopolies and hamstring public broadband.