The System: Who Rigged It, How We Repair It

From the bestselling creator of Saving Capitalism and The Widespread Good, comes an pressing evaluation of how the "rigged" methods of American politics and energy function, how this establishment got here to be, and the way common residents can enact change.

There’s a mounting sense that our political-economic system is not working, however what’s the core drawback and the way can we treatment it? With the attribute readability and fervour which have made him a central civil voice, bestselling creator of Saving Capitalism and The Widespread Good Robert B. Reich reveals how wealth and energy have mixed to put in an oligarchy and undermine democracy. Reich exposes the myths of meritocracy, nationwide competitiveness, company social duty, the “free market,” and the political “heart,” all of that are utilized by these on the high to divert consideration from their takeover of the system and to justify their accumulation of much more wealth and energy. In demystifying the present system, Reich reveals the place energy really lies and the way it’s wielded, and invitations us to reclaim energy and remake the system for all.