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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has enriched millionaires and billionaires at the expense of the working class, and a blueprint for what transformational change would actually look like""A clarion call against the American oligarchs . . . powerful.""--The GuardianIt's OK to be angry about capitalism. Reflecting on our turbulent times, Senator Bernie Sanders takes on the billionaire class and speaks blunt truths about our country's failure to address the destructive nature of a system that is fueled by uncontrolled greed and rigidly committed to prioritizing corporate profits over the needs of ordinary Americans.Sanders argues that unfettered capitalism is to blame for an unprecedented level of income and wealth inequality, is undermining our democracy, and is destroying our planet. How can we accept an economic order that allows three billionaires to control more wealth than the bottom half of our society? How can we accept a political system that allows the super rich to buy politicians and swing elections? How can we accept an energy system that rewards the fossil fuel corporations causing the climate crisis? Sanders believes that, in the face of these overwhelming challenges, the American people must ask tough questions about the systems that have failed us and demand fundamental economic and political change. This is where the path forward begins.It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism presents a vision that extends beyond the promises of past campaigns to reveal what would be possible if the political revolution took place, if we would finally recognize that economic rights are human rights, and if we would work to create a society that provides a decent standard of living for all. This isn't some utopian fantasy; this is democracy as we should know it.

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"A clarion call against the American oligarchs . . . powerful.-- ""The Guardian"" ""A rousing call to remake the American way of doing business...Sanders's pitched arguments bear consideration by nonbillionaires."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Sanders's arguments are forceful, specific, and urgent."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The senator's fervor can still be heard, but intelligent writing and his calm performance allow his ideas to have more prominence than his passion."" -- ""AudioFile"""

A clarion call against the American oligarchs . . . powerful.-- ""The Guardian"" ""A rousing call to remake the American way of doing business...Sanders's pitched arguments bear consideration by nonbillionaires."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" ""Sanders's arguments are forceful, specific, and urgent."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""The senator's fervor can still be heard, but intelligent writing and his calm performance allow his ideas to have more prominence than his passion."" -- ""AudioFile""

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Bernie Sanders is a US Senate for Vermont. He is the chairman of the Budget Committee, where he helped write the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, one of the most significant pieces of legislation in our modern history. In the Senate, he is leading the fight for Medicare for All, for combating climate change, and for making public colleges and universities tuition free. Bernie Sanders is a US Senate for Vermont. He is the chairman of the Budget Committee, where he helped write the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, one of the most significant pieces of legislation in our modern history. In the Senate, he is leading the fight for Medicare for All, for combating climate change, and for making public colleges and universities tuition free. John Nichols is the national affairs writer for the Nation magazine and a contributing writer for the Progressive and In These Times. He is also the associate editor of the Capital Times, the daily newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin, and a cofounder of the media-reform group Free Press. A frequent commentator on American politics and media, he has appeared often on MSNBC, NPR, BBC and regularly lectures at major universities on presidential administrations and executive power. The author of ten books and has earned numerous awards for his investigative reports, including groundbreaking examinations (in collaboration with the Center for Media and Democracy) of the Koch brothers and the American Legislative Exchange Council.

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