America’s shortsighted, lopsided capitalism was never built to last

Compared to almost any other economy in the world, the U.S. is in great shape today, but with three important caveats: First, the economic divides are too great. Second, the shortsighted behavior of corporations has led to underinvestment and a lack of resilience. Third, the right’s drive to hamstring governments has led to insufficient public investment, inadequate public services and deficient regulations.