Erik Loomis, A History of America in Ten Strikes

    Erik Loomis, A History of America in Ten Strikes, and Gordon Lafer, The One Percent Solution. At least a full letter grade will be deducted if there is any sloppiness of grammar and/or organization. Also, when you submit your paper, it will be subject to a plagiarism check using the Turnitin program, which is included in Canvas. So make sure you cite all of your sources and put anything you take directly from a source in quotation marks. Plagiarism runs the risk of failing the course and facing disciplinary action from the University. Essay Question 1. Gordon Lafer in The One Percent Solution analyzes corporate lobbying to reduce government taxes and regulation, to privatize public services, to weaken unions and to promote the privatization of schools. According to Lafer, how were corporations able to accomplish these goals? Then use Erik Loomis’ book, A History of America in Ten Strikes, to draw lessons for how U.S. workers have effectively challenged corporate power in the past. In your opinion, is the Loomis book still relevant for the present circumstance of U.S. workers?