1. Class, Power, Health and Healthcare 2. The Medical Miracle? 3. To Live and Die in 19th Century America: A Class Based Explanation of the Rise and Fall of Infectious Disease 4. Death in Our Times: The Exceptional Class Context for Chronic Disease in America 5. The Political Economy of US Healthcare: The Medical Industrial Complex 6. Three Easy Lessons Notes Index

'A fascinating account of how the strength of corporate interests and the relative weakness of unions have given the United States a bloated and inefficient health care system' -- Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington DC'Should be read by everyone who feels that power in the United States is very unevenly distributed, not only by gender and race, but primarily by class' -- Vicente Navarro, Professor of Health and Public Policy, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Health Services'This timely expose will strike a deep chord with the millions of Americans who live daily with health care insecurity' -- Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Canada Research Chair in International Health at the University of Toronto and co-author of Global Health in a Dynamic World (2009).'A cogent and penetrating analysis of health outcomes in America, outlining the historical role played by unions in contributing to public health services critical to all citizens. A must-read for all who embrace the goals for fairness shared by the 99 percent' -- Paul Moist, National President, Canadian Union of Public Employees