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
It’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 elections and politicians? 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.