Prologue: "The world has fallen apart."
Part I: The great supply chain disruption. "Just get this made in China." : the origins of the factory floor of the world
"Everyone is competing for a supply located in a single country." : the pandemic reveals the folly
"No waste more terrible than overproduction." : the roots of just in time
"The lean Taliban" : how the consulting class hijacked just in time
"Everybody wants everything." : the epic miscalculation of global business
"An entire new way of handling freight" : how a steel box shrunk the globe
"Carriers are robbing shippers." : the floating cartel
Part II: Across the water. "The land of the forgotten" : how farmers got stuck on the wrong side of the water
"I think I've heard of them." : the new sheriff on the docks
"Everything is out of whack." : floating in purgatory
"Crazy and dangerous" : life on the docks
"Is it worth even getting up in the morning?" : the unremitting misery of the dray
"Building railroads from nowhere to nowhere at public expense" : how investors looted the locomotive
"The almighty operating ratio" : modern-day pillaging of the rails
"Sweatshops on wheels" : the long, torturous road
"Thank you for what you're doing to keep those grocery store shelves stocked." : how the meat industry sacrificed workers for profits
"We do not have a free market." : how monopolists exploited the pandemic
Part III: Globalization comes home. "We just need some diversity." : the search for factories beyond China
"Globalization is almost dead." : bringing factory jobs home
"Okay, Mexico, save me." : how the global supply chain turned its back on the water
"People don't want to do those jobs." : robots and the future of shareholder gratification
Conclusion: "A great sacrifice for you" : redrawing the false bargain.
