![]() ![]() If it’s okay to be angry, it’s also okay to expect better from the government. As public policy has done less and less to mitigate the suffering of millions, faith in the government has declined. Healthcare, education, and housing have all become unaffordable. Wages have stagnated for the past 50 years, while wealth inequality has reached unprecedented levels. Living in a world run by the one percent makes everyone else miserable. The book makes the case for why people feel defeated rather than blaming them for being politically alienated. ![]() The one percent works hard, Bernie says, “to wield that power to benefit their interest at the expense of working families.” Our political reality, from the news we digest to the candidates we see on the ballot, is limited by what they allow. The same oligarchs who control financial markets buy up mass media and influence political decisions consistently in their own interest. As such, we cannot take any of our rights-be it freedom, democracy, or survival-at face value. It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism starts with a plain fact: capitalism is an economic and political system designed to benefit the wealthy few and oppress the vast majority. Covering everything from the causes of economic hardship to the need for socialized systems to the logjams of the legislative process and the struggle for a more equitable world, It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism delivers a necessary message to the American people: capitalism is the problem, and building a working-class movement is the solution. But anyone who has heard Sanders speak will not be surprised by the clarity of the book’s vision. Writing a book in plain terms about the pitfalls of political economy is no easy task.
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