The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It

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An urgent analysis of how the ‘rigged’ systems of American politics and power operate, how this status quo came to be, and how average citizens can enact change.Millions of Americans have lost confidence in their political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness by those in power to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake.In The System Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class, and undermine democracy. Addressing himself to Jamie Dimon, the powerful banker and chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Reich exposes how those at the top, be they Democrats or Republicans, propagate myths about meritocracy, national competitiveness, corporate social responsibility, and the ‘free market’ to distract most Americans from their accumulation of extraordinary wealth, and their power over the system. Instead of answering the call to civic duty, they have chosen to uphold self-serving policies that line their pockets and benefit their bottom line. Reich’s objective is not to foster cynicism, but rather to demystify the system so that American voters might instil fundamental change and demand that democracy works for the majority once again.Praise for Robert Reich’s Saving Capitalism:‘A riveting guide to how our economic and political system has become so badly flawed.’ Joseph Stiglitz‘Reich makes a very good case that widening inequality largely reflects political decisions that could have gone in very different directions . . . A very good guide to the state we’re in.’ Paul Krugman‘If you want to understand why income and wealth inequality are the economic, political, and moral issues of our time, you must read this book. Robert Reich is one of the best economists in modern American history.’ United States Senator Bernie Sanders